From a New Year fair in Russia to the London Santa Run, here's how countries across the globe are celebrating Christmas.
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IMAGE: Workers dressed as Santa Claus parade around Marunouchi business district to encourage the area promotion in Tokyo, Japan. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters
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IMAGE: Musicians dressed in Santa Claus costumes perform at New Year Fair in St. Anne's Lutheran Church in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Photograph: Anton Vaganov/Reuters
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IMAGE: A man dressed as Santa Claus rides a motorbike ahead of Christmas celebrations in Rome, Italy. Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
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IMAGE: A man dressed as Santa Claus carries a cross as he walks amidst people gathering to attend a candlelight carol service ahead of Christmas celebrations at the Eternal Life Ministries Church in Lahore, Pakistan. Photograph: Mohsin Raza/Reuters
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IMAGE: Members of Vespa fan club take part in Christmas ride dressed in Santa Claus uniforms, in front of Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
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IMAGE: Competitors prepare to take part in the London Santa Run in Victoria Park, London, Britain. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters
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IMAGE: A man dressed as Santa Claus (Father Christmas) sits in a house transformed into a Christmas village and adorned with hundreds of lights, in Hamme-Mille, Belgium. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters
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IMAGE: Competitors prepare to take part in the London Santa Run in Victoria Park, London, Britain. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters
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IMAGE: Runners dressed as Santa Claus take part in the Christmas Corrida Race on the streets of Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters
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IMAGE: People dressed as Santa Claus take part in the country's Santa Run in Minsk, Belarus. Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters
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IMAGE: Revelers dressed as Santa Claus take part in the event called SantaCon at Times Square in New York City, USA. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
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IMAGE: Competitors take part in the London Santa Run in Victoria Park, London, Britain. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters
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