"St Nicholas"

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6 December 2025

TALLINN, ESTONIA – DECEMBER 6, 2025: Affy, the Santa Claus of the Tallinn Christmas Market, looks on as children perform Christmas songs on stage during St. Nicholas’ Day celebrations at the Market Square in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 6, 2025. Although St. Nicholas’ Day is observed in Estonia, it plays a modest role compared to Christmas Eve, when Jouluvana, the Estonian Santa, traditionally visits homes and children recite poems or sing songs to receive gifts.

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6 December 2025

TALLINN,ESTONIA – DECEMBER 6, 2025: Santa named Affy performs on stage with a group of children during Saint Nicholas’ Day celebrations at the Market Square in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 6, 2025. Although St. Nicholas’ Day is observed in Estonia, it plays a modest role compared to Christmas Eve, when Jouluvana, the Estonian Santa, traditionally visits homes and children recite poems or sing songs to receive gifts.

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6 December 2025

TALLINN, ESTONIA – DECEMBER 6, 2025: A visitor enjoys a cup of hot mulled wine during St. Nicholas’ Day celebrations at the Tallinna Jõuluturg (Tallinn Christmas Market) in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 6, 2025. Although St. Nicholas’ Day is observed in Estonia, it plays a modest role compared to Christmas Eve, when Jouluvana, the Estonian Santa, traditionally visits homes and children recite poems or sing songs to receive gifts.

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6 December 2025

TALLINN, ESTONIA – DECEMBER 6, 2025: A visitor enjoys a cup of hot mulled wine during St. Nicholas’ Day celebrations at the Tallinna Jõuluturg (Tallinn Christmas Market) in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 6, 2025. Although St. Nicholas’ Day is observed in Estonia, it plays a modest role compared to Christmas Eve, when Jouluvana, the Estonian Santa, traditionally visits homes and children recite poems or sing songs to receive gifts.

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6 December 2025

TALLINN, ESTONIA – DECEMBER 6, 2025: A visitor enjoys a cup of hot mulled wine during St. Nicholas’ Day celebrations at the Tallinna Jõuluturg (Tallinn Christmas Market) in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 6, 2025. Although St. Nicholas’ Day is observed in Estonia, it plays a modest role compared to Christmas Eve, when Jouluvana, the Estonian Santa, traditionally visits homes and children recite poems or sing songs to receive gifts.

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6 December 2025

TALLINN,ESTONIA – DECEMBER 6, 2025: Santa named Affy performs on stage with a group of children during Saint Nicholas’ Day celebrations at the Market Square in Tallinn, Estonia, on December 6, 2025. Although St. Nicholas’ Day is observed in Estonia, it plays a modest role compared to Christmas Eve, when Jouluvana, the Estonian Santa, traditionally visits homes and children recite poems or sing songs to receive gifts.

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28 November 2025

An entertainer in a St Nicholas costume stands on the ladder near a Christmas tree at the National Expocenter of Ukraine Complex (VDNG) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 27, 2025. On November 29, the eleventh season of the Winter Country project opens at VDNG. In the central square of the National Expocenter of Ukraine, visitors enjoy a winter slide, Ferris wheel, carousel, and other attractions. Nearby, a Christmas fair comes to life, while a food court offers festive treats just a short stroll away.

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28 November 2025

An entertainer in a St Nicholas costume stands by a Christmas tree at the National Expocenter of Ukraine Complex (VDNG) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 27, 2025. On November 29, the eleventh season of the Winter Country project opens at VDNG. In the central square of the National Expocenter of Ukraine, visitors enjoy a winter slide, Ferris wheel, carousel, and other attractions. Nearby, a Christmas fair comes to life, while a food court offers festive treats just a short stroll away.

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28 November 2025

Entertainers in the costumes of St Nicholas and an elf work with children at the National Expocenter of Ukraine Complex (VDNG) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 27, 2025. On November 29, the eleventh season of the Winter Country project opens at VDNG. In the central square of the National Expocenter of Ukraine, visitors enjoy a winter slide, Ferris wheel, carousel, and other attractions. Nearby, a Christmas fair comes to life, while a food court offers festive treats just a short stroll away.

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28 November 2025

Entertainers in the costumes of St Nicholas and an elf work with children at the National Expocenter of Ukraine Complex (VDNG) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 27, 2025. On November 29, the eleventh season of the Winter Country project opens at VDNG. In the central square of the National Expocenter of Ukraine, visitors enjoy a winter slide, Ferris wheel, carousel, and other attractions. Nearby, a Christmas fair comes to life, while a food court offers festive treats just a short stroll away.

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28 November 2025

Entertainers in the costumes of St Nicholas and an elf work with children at the National Expocenter of Ukraine Complex (VDNG) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 27, 2025. On November 29, the eleventh season of the Winter Country project opens at VDNG. In the central square of the National Expocenter of Ukraine, visitors enjoy a winter slide, Ferris wheel, carousel, and other attractions. Nearby, a Christmas fair comes to life, while a food court offers festive treats just a short stroll away.

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25 November 2025

Servicewomen honor the memory of Ukrainian women who die for Ukraine with lit candles at the National Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Reserve in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 24, 2025. A tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is planted between the Church of St. Nicholas and the Monastic Cells in memory of servicewomen, medics, volunteers, media workers, mothers, and daughters

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25 November 2025

Acting Director General of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Reserve, Svitlana Kotliarevska, speaks to journalists during an event honoring women who die for Ukraine at the National Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Reserve in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 24, 2025. A tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is planted between the Church of St. Nicholas and the Monastic Cells in memory of servicewomen, medics, volunteers, media workers, mothers, and daughters. This photo cannot be distributed in the Russian Federation.

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25 November 2025

A tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is planted in memory of Ukrainian women (servicewomen, medics, volunteers, media workers, mothers, and daughters) who die for Ukraine, on the site between the Church of St. Nicholas and the Monastic Cells at the National Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Reserve in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 24, 2025

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25 November 2025

A tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is planted in memory of Ukrainian women (servicewomen, medics, volunteers, media workers, mothers, and daughters) who die for Ukraine, on the site between the Church of St. Nicholas and the Monastic Cells at the National Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Reserve in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 24, 2025

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25 November 2025

Acting Director General of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Reserve, Svitlana Kotliarevska, speaks to journalists during an event honoring women who die for Ukraine at the National Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Reserve in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 24, 2025. A tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is planted between the Church of St. Nicholas and the Monastic Cells in memory of servicewomen, medics, volunteers, media workers, mothers, and daughters. This photo cannot be distributed in the Russian Federation.

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