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24 December 2025

A mass prayer ceremony takes place in the Assumption Church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025. Churches across Nepal are decorated with lights and decorations to mark the evening with gaiety and fanfare praising Christ. The Assumption Church in Lalitpur is also decorated with lighting, and a Christmas tree is set in the courtyard, becoming the center of attraction for visitors. Christmas, a Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, features diverse traditions around the world. These traditions share key traits involving the themes of light and evergreens. Other communities also join the celebration in Nepal as it is recently observed as a national festival. People across the world observe the festival with traditions and practices that include decorating Christmas trees, exchanging gifts, sharing meals with family and friends, and waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.

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24 December 2025

A mass prayer ceremony takes place in the Assumption Church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025. Churches across Nepal are decorated with lights and decorations to mark the evening with gaiety and fanfare praising Christ. The Assumption Church in Lalitpur is also decorated with lighting, and a Christmas tree is set in the courtyard, becoming the center of attraction for visitors. Christmas, a Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, features diverse traditions around the world. These traditions share key traits involving the themes of light and evergreens. Other communities also join the celebration in Nepal as it is recently observed as a national festival. People across the world observe the festival with traditions and practices that include decorating Christmas trees, exchanging gifts, sharing meals with family and friends, and waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.

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24 December 2025

A mass prayer ceremony takes place in the Assumption Church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025. Churches across Nepal are decorated with lights and decorations to mark the evening with gaiety and fanfare praising Christ. The Assumption Church in Lalitpur is also decorated with lighting, and a Christmas tree is set in the courtyard, becoming the center of attraction for visitors. Christmas, a Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, features diverse traditions around the world. These traditions share key traits involving the themes of light and evergreens. Other communities also join the celebration in Nepal as it is recently observed as a national festival. People across the world observe the festival with traditions and practices that include decorating Christmas trees, exchanging gifts, sharing meals with family and friends, and waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.

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#13127430

24 December 2025

A mass prayer ceremony takes place in the Assumption Church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025. Churches across Nepal are decorated with lights and decorations to mark the evening with gaiety and fanfare praising Christ. The Assumption Church in Lalitpur is also decorated with lighting, and a Christmas tree is set in the courtyard, becoming the center of attraction for visitors. Christmas, a Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, features diverse traditions around the world. These traditions share key traits involving the themes of light and evergreens. Other communities also join the celebration in Nepal as it is recently observed as a national festival. People across the world observe the festival with traditions and practices that include decorating Christmas trees, exchanging gifts, sharing meals with family and friends, and waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.

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#13127431

24 December 2025

A mass prayer ceremony takes place in the Assumption Church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025. Churches across Nepal are decorated with lights and decorations to mark the evening with gaiety and fanfare praising Christ. The Assumption Church in Lalitpur is also decorated with lighting, and a Christmas tree is set in the courtyard, becoming the center of attraction for visitors. Christmas, a Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, features diverse traditions around the world. These traditions share key traits involving the themes of light and evergreens. Other communities also join the celebration in Nepal as it is recently observed as a national festival. People across the world observe the festival with traditions and practices that include decorating Christmas trees, exchanging gifts, sharing meals with family and friends, and waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.

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#13127432

24 December 2025

A Nepali Christian child poses for a photo at the Assumption Church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025. Churches across Nepal are decorated with lights and decorations to mark the evening with gaiety and fanfare praising Christ. The Assumption Church in Lalitpur is also decorated with lighting, and a Christmas tree is set in the courtyard, which becomes the center of attraction for visitors. Christmas, a Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, features diverse traditions around the world. However, they share key traits involving the themes of light and evergreens. Other communities also join the celebration in Nepal as it is recently observed as a national festival. People across the world observe the festival with traditions and practices that include decorating Christmas trees, exchanging gifts, sharing meals with family and friends, and waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.

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#13127433

24 December 2025

A decoration reading ''Merry Christmas'' hangs on the premises of the Assumption Church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025. Churches across Nepal are decorated with lights and decorations to mark the evening with gaiety and fanfare praising Christ. The Assumption Church in Lalitpur is also decorated with lighting, and a Christmas tree is set in the courtyard, which becomes the center of attraction for visitors. A Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas traditions around the world are diverse. They, however, share key traits involving the themes of light and evergreens. Other communities also join the celebration in Nepal as it is recently observed as a national festival. People across the world observe the festival with traditions and practices that include decorating Christmas trees, exchanging gifts, sharing meals with family and friends, and waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.

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#13127296

24 December 2025

People scatter flowers on the graves of their family members on Christmas Eve at the Tugu Protestant Church complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 24, 2025.

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24 December 2025

People scatter flowers on the graves of their family members on Christmas Eve at the Tugu Protestant Church complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 24, 2025.

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24 December 2025

People scatter flowers on the graves of their family members on Christmas Eve at the Tugu Protestant Church complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 24, 2025.

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#13127299

24 December 2025

People scatter flowers on the graves of their family members on Christmas Eve at the Tugu Protestant Church complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 24, 2025.

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#13127300

24 December 2025

People scatter flowers on the graves of their family members on Christmas Eve at the Tugu Protestant Church complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 24, 2025.

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#13127301

24 December 2025

People scatter flowers on the graves of their family members on Christmas Eve at the Tugu Protestant Church complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 24, 2025.

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#13127302

24 December 2025

People scatter flowers on the graves of their family members on Christmas Eve at the Tugu Protestant Church complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 24, 2025.

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#13125823

23 December 2025

The Heart of the World bleeds: Leuser's decadal climate crisis

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#13123566

22 December 2025

Jaime Faria of Portugal prepares for the 2026 season at Clube de Tenis do Jamor in Lisbon, Portugal, on December 19, 2025.

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