People celebrating Christmas around the world with religious ceremonies and family gatherings to elaborate light shows and crazy costumes.



People take part in an annual Christmas bath in the Warta river, with the outdoor temperature reaching 10 degrees below zero near Lodz, Poland on December 23.

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A window cleaner dressed as Santa Claus works at a shopping mall in Tokyo on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012.

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Residents lift up a Santa Claus figurine which they decorated in an alley as part of Christmas celebrations in Karachi on December 24, 2012.

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Models pose during the Miss Christmas competition in Yangon, Myanmar on December 24, 2012.

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Indian schoolchildren dressed as Santa Claus ride on a cycle-rickshaw through a street in Amritsar, India on December 24, 2012. Despite Christians forming a little over 2 percent of the billion plus population in India, Christmas is celebrated with much fanfare and zeal throughout the country.

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Guatemalan firefighter Hector Chacon, dressed as Santa Claus, rappels down from the Belize bridge to give toys to children living in the area under the bridge, a very poor area of Guatemala City, on December 23, 2012. The Guatemalan firefighters have been giving toys to the children living in the neighborhoods under the Belize bridge dressed as Santa Claus for 15 years.

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Children dressed in Santa Claus outfits line up before a Christmas celebration at a kindergarten in Hanoi on December 24, 2012.

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Santa Claus water-skis on the Potomac River near Washington, DC, on December 24, 2012, at the National Harbor in Maryland during th 27th Annual Water Skiing show. This unusual annual event features a water-skiing Santa, flying elves, the Jet-skiing Grinch, and Frosty the Snowman performing on the Potomac River.

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Trees are decorated with lights to celebrate the upcoming Christmas and New Year at the Garden of Morning Calm in Gapyeong, South Korea on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea, where over half of the population are Christians.

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A police officer dressed in a Santa Claus costume with the blue color representing the police, walks in the Macacos slum after arriving in a police helicopter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The Pacifying Police Unit, or UPP, organized for Santa to visit the pacified slum to hand out Christmas gifts to young residents.

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A man dressed as Santa Claus holds 1-week-old Zachary Nicolson for a Christmas visit at Twelve Oaks Mall on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, in Novi, Mich.

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This is serious.

See christmas groove o, make una share with una neighbours o, no shop d shicken alone o.

Nice pix

This is mine.

Wr r d muslims, buhdists, etc. Cn dy nw c d big difrnc btw christainity n oda doctrines. Mk una accept Jesus christ as una lord n saviour b4 una go go 2 hell

Its obvious most of those celebrating are not doing it for Jesus cos Jesus would never have endorsed such lasciviousness. They may be doing it for Santa anyway

Yomieluv: This is mine.

i love this kind chicken,the fried and the fryer

Gentle Naaz: Wr r d muslims, buhdists, etc. Cn dy nw c d big difrnc btw christainity n oda doctrines. Mk una accept Jesus christ as una lord n saviour b4 una go go 2 hell

as for me o..santa or no santa..JESUS SUPPORTS OR JESUS NO SUPPORT..una get una mouth..XMAS IS WORTH CELEBRATING NOT LYK SUM AKWARD RELIGIONS that bore their worshippers. ITS WILSON actually ! *winks*

Gentle Naaz: Wr r d muslims, buhdists, etc. Cn dy nw c d big difrnc btw christainity n oda doctrines. Mk una accept Jesus christ as una lord n saviour b4 una go go 2 hell

some people might decide to convert just because of this joy of christmas, but this ur threatening comment could just have changed their minds,

D funniest part is all muslim self dey follow us celebrate , na wa Õoº°°º , kudos 2 u muslims, enjoy our meat

Still eating my meat wit style...... Bt abeg Õoº°°º, hope say I nvr sin , bcus I juz stole 1 big meat 4rm pot, anyways its our day

Cool

Yomieluv: This is mine.

Frying d human head in place of the chicken's?

Oh dear!

nigerianhero: seasons greetings

You win the award for the most disgusting poster in 2012! Why don't u pay and advertice ur ware properly? U make threads become eyesore.. Wonder how u even manage to get away with all this. Smh

Gentle Naaz: Wr r d muslims, buhdists, etc. Cn dy nw c d big difrnc btw christainity n oda doctrines. Mk una accept Jesus christ as una lord n saviour b4 una go go 2 hell

Biko, what has Islam done to you today You get bad dream about Islam yesternight?

Hian!!! To each his own jare Stop wasting panadol on someone else's headache.

Mustay:

Biko, what has Islam done to you today You get bad dream about Islam yesternight?

Hian!!! To each his own jare Stop wasting panadol on someone else's headache.

no mind the sheep

How I wish everyday can be like today.

How I wish everyday can be like today.

We are Christians thought to love and not hate even our enemies, we don't bomb pple or shoot at them while praying, pple kill us but we don't take revenge. Boko haram, muslims, islamists we love u all. Merry xmas.

This is getin 2 funny! Why are all the muslims in my zone celebrating na? Dem sure say allah no go deprive them of 72 virgins in hell for celebrating the birth of OUR LORD SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Lol the gave in to their childrens presure finaly!!! LOL.hapy and mery christmas to my felow christians and ignorant muslims all over the word.

The only picture that caught my eye is the Miss Christmas . The others are just...well

Capnd143: This is getin 2 funny! Why are all the muslims in my zone celebrating na? Dem sure say allah no go deprive them of 72 virgins in hell for celebrating the birth of OUR LORD SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Lol the gave in to their childrens presure finaly!!! LOL.hapy and mery christmas to my felow christians and ignorant muslims all over the word.

The only ignorant fool here is you. Not all muslims are violent. Infact some of us love and live in peace with our xtian neighbours. Jesus ur saviour. Your ass will surely roast in hell.

And in faraway Nigeria,...

meenagiggs:
The only ignorant fool here is you. Not all muslims are violent. Infact some of us love and live in peace with our xtian neighbours. Jesus ur saviour. Your ass will surely roast in hell.

well thanks heavens today is set to mark Jesus birthday so i wont speak back or abuse you! I dont remember caling u a fool! As 4 ur responds! To me all muslims are terrorist since the are brainwashed to kil and hate christians! Get to see the list of islamic fools like u:
Alqueada -aghanistan,pakistan
Pkk- turkey,iran,iraq
Alshabab- sudan
Taliban- aghanistan
malian islamic extremist- mali
boko haram-NIGERIA
thousands of other islamic ignoramus hell seekers sect; then give me one reason the word "VOILENCE" Shouldnt pop up in the mention of the name "ISLAM" OR "MUSLIM" .

lovely pics. if all days were like this...

Capnd143: well thanks heavens today is set to mark Jesus birthday so i wont speak back or abuse you! I dont remember caling u a fool! As 4 ur responds! To me all muslims are terrorist since the are brainwashed to kil and hate christians! Get to see the list of islamic fools like u:
Alqueada -aghanistan,pakistan
Pkk- turkey,iran,iraq
Alshabab- sudan
Taliban- aghanistan
malian islamic extremist- mali
boko haram-NIGERIA
thousands of other islamic ignoramus hell seekers sect; then give me one reason the word "VOILENCE" Shouldnt pop up in the mention of the name "ISLAM" OR "MUSLIM" .

hey bigot!, u claim nt to abuse him cos 2day is xmas bt still went on to call him a fool, u c hw ignorant and intolerant u are. Wat even bring d issue of Islam here? Did any muslim abuse u or wat? Can u c dat u ppl are unsecure fellow. Hatred is nt good for u, u will die of hatred full in ur mind.
CIAO