Christmas preparations have begun in Germany -- which has 71k+ COVID-19 cases -- with caution.
Please click on the images for a look at the X'mMas preparations.
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IMAGE: A view of the preparations at a Christmas market in Hamburg.
Photograph: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters
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IMAGE: People visit a booth offering decorations at a Christmas market open only for visitors who are vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 in Hamburg.
Photograph: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters
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IMAGE: People stand besides a carousel as they visit a Christmas market, in Hamburg.
Photograph: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters
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IMAGE: An exhibitor prepares his Christmas market booth at the Hauptmarkt in Nuremberg.
Photograph: Lukas Barth/Reuters
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IMAGE: The Breitscheid Square Christmas market in Berlin.
Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
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IMAGE: The Breitscheid Square Christmas market in Berlin.
Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
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IMAGE: An artist dressed as the Ice Queen at a Christmas market at Gendarmenmarkt Square in Berlin.
Photograph: Christian Mang/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com
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