Waterskiing Santas and giant cuts of meat: Christmas around the worldGetty ImagesWorkers sell off cuts of meat during the traditional Christmas Eve auction at Smithfield meat market in London, UKFrom skiing Santas in the US and Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, to giant cuts of meat being thrown into crowds in London, Christmas celebrations around the world are in full swing. Worshippers in Ukraine, China and Pakistan gathered for Christmas Eve services at their local churches. While most Christians mark Christmas on 25 December, many Orthodox Christians do not celebrate until 7 January. Here are some of the best images of the holiday cheer around the world. ReutersPope Leo holds a figurine of Baby Jesus during Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, ItalyGetty ImagesTwo women take a photo in front of the Christmas tree in Nativity Square in Bethlehem, held to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the occupied West BankGetty ImagesA woman lights a candle with her son during a Christmas Eve service in Kyiv, UkraineGetty ImagesWorshippers attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Church of the Saviour in Beijing, ChinaGetty ImagesChristians attend midnight Mass at Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, PakistanGetty ImagesA man decorates a Christmas tree during Christmas Eve celebrations in Islamabad, PakistanGetty ImagesGirls stand alongside a Christmas nativity scene at St Mary's Church in the village of Uswetakeiyawa, Sri LankaReutersWomen hold candles as they attend a Christmas Eve mass in Nairobi, KenyaGetty ImagesThe Notre-Dame Cathedral is illuminated in bright colours ahead of midnight Mass in Paris, FranceGetty ImagesA skiing Santa delights crowds during an annual Waterskiing Santa event in Alexandria, Virginia, in the USGetty ImagesTwo men dressed as Santas take a selfie in the snow in Gulmarg in Indian-administered KashmirCatherine and Charlotte perform piano duet for Christmas carol concertChristmas can be a nightmare for misophonia sufferers like me ChristmasReligionChristianity.
