Waterskiing Santas and giant cuts of meat: Christmas around the world
BBC | 25.12.2025 08:32
From 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.
Two 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 BankA woman lights a candle with her son during a Christmas Eve service in Kyiv, UkraineWorshippers attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Church of the Saviour in Beijing, ChinaChristians attend midnight Mass at Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, PakistanA man decorates a Christmas tree during Christmas Eve celebrations in Islamabad, PakistanGirls stand alongside a Christmas nativity scene at St Mary's Church in the village of Uswetakeiyawa, Sri LankaWomen hold candles as they attend a Christmas Eve mass in Nairobi, KenyaThe Notre-Dame Cathedral is illuminated in bright colours ahead of midnight Mass in Paris, FranceRELATED STORIES
