IN PICTURES: Christmas Celebrations Around the World

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Clergymen attend a Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 25, 2017.

Belarusian children perform in a Catholic church in the town of Dyatlovo, Belarus, Dec. 25, 2017.\

Pakistani police stand guard at a church during the Christmas Day mass in Lahore, Dec. 25, 2017.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, center, with Prince Philip, right, leave following the traditional Christmas Day church service, at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Dec. 25, 2017.

An Indian girl prays during the midnight Christmas Mass at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral in Lucknow, India, Dec. 25, 2017.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump speak on the phone with children as they track Santa Claus’ movements with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve at the president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, Dec. 24, 2017.

Iraqi Christians light candles after a Christmas Eve Mass in St. Joseph’s Church in Baghdad, Dec. 24, 2017.

A man dressed as Santa Claus gives a present to a child at a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Dec. 25, 2017.

A worshiper prays inside the Church of the Nativity, built atop the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, Dec. 24, 2017.

People attend Christmas Eve Mass at a church in Surabaya, Indonesia, Dec. 24, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.

A man decorates a 210 feet-long (64 meters) cake during Christmas celebrations at a consumer fair in Chandigarh, India, Dec. 25, 2017.

Members of the Berliner Seehunde (Berlin seals) swimming club take a bath at the lake Oranke during their traditional Christmas swim in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 25, 2017.

Egyptians look at Santa Claus toys in a shop as the capital is on high security alert on the Christmas eve in Cairo, Dec. 24, 2017.