Thursday, December 25, 2008

~*~Christmas around the world~*~


Faith makes all things possible,
Hope makes all things work,
Love makes all things beautiful,
May you have all the three for this Christmas. 
MERRY CHRISTMAS!


It's Christmas time. The time when peace reigns. When smiles blossom on every face. The time for families to gather and deck up the Christmas tree. It is time for the gifts, for the parties. And here we take a look at how people celebrate Christmas across the globe.

Postmen dressed as Santa Claus in delivery bikes leave headquarters of the post office to deliver letters in Seoul, South Korea. The post service take their part of the season's contributions on the Christmas.

People walk past a Christmas tree near China's National Stadium, also known as the 'Bird's Nest', in Beijing, China.

A luminescent installation resembling a Christmas tree setup by the 'Light of Freedom' organization glows on the top of the Spanish Steps in Rome. The installation represents a light to all the victims of kidnapping in the world.

People looking at a Christmas tree , reflected in a dirty pond in Lisbon.

Christmas lights are seen in front of the Monte Carlo Casino,in Monaco.

A cat named Tom dressed as Santa Claus is held by its owner after giving it a bath at a pet shop in Lima.

Grace Udom carries a newly-purchased artificial Christmas tree as she leaves a store selling Christmas decorations, in Lagos, Nigeria.

Icicles, formed by freezing rain, are illuminated by Christmas lights in Marysville, Pa.

A soldier dressed as Santa Claus rings a bell before distributing gifts, at a military navy base in the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia.

A top of a New Year's tree is seen in the Moscow GUM State Department store Moscow, Russia. New Year's is the biggest holiday of the year in Russia, and is followed by the Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7.

A top of a New Year's tree is seen in the Moscow GUM State Department store Moscow, Russia.

People are pictured as they visit Christmas market in downtown Hamburg, Germany.

People are pictured in Christmas-decorated shopping mall in downtown Hamburg, Germany.

People look on Christmas decoration on that Viennese Christmas Market infront of the Viennese city hall in Vienna, Austria.

 New Jersey Nets cheerleaders perform a Christmas routine during an NBA basketball game Saturday night, in East Rutherford, N.J.

Taiwanese people take pictures with a Christmas tree in front of the Taipei 101 building, in Taipei, Taiwan.

Santa Clauses perform with music instruments in a turtle aquarium at an ocean park in Fuzhou, south China's Fujian province. Chinese characters in the background reads 'Merry Christmas'.

Guests look at a Christmas tree kept in the lobby of the Taj Mahal Palace and Towers hotel, in Mumbai, India. The main areas of the Oberoi and Taj hotels, which were severely damaged by terrorist attack are expected to remain closed for months. But the hotels opened sections to guests, assuring them that security has been upgraded.


British soccer star David Beckham smiles prior to the start of a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Udinese at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. Soccer's super couple, David and Victoria Beckham, are trading LA glamour for Italy's fashion, finance and soccer capital of Milan, as he prepares to kick off a three-month stint for AC Milan on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy. The work starts after the Christmas holidays, with training camp in Dubai on Dec. 29.

Courtsey : yahoo news

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