The Germans, Swiss and French get ready for Christmas...
Please click on the images for a look at X'Mas preparations.
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IMAGE: A heart-shaped ginger bread reading 'Merry Christmas' at the Christmas market in Frankfurt.
Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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IMAGE: A traditional figure made from dried plums wears a face mask and holds a syringe at the Christmas market in Frankfurt as the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Germany.
Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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IMAGE: A sign showing mask requirement for visitors is seen at the Christmas market in Frankfurt.
Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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IMAGE: An employee at a Christmas market next to the Cologne Cathedral in Germany checks a 2G rule status of visitors.
Photograph: Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters
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IMAGE: Visitors at a Christmas market on Sechselaeutenplatz Square in Zurich, Switzerland.
Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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IMAGE: Visitors pose for a picture at a Christmas market on Muensterhof Square in Zurich.
Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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IMAGE: A Christmas market in Strasbourg, France.
Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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IMAGE: An Eiffel Tower light model at a Christmas market in the Tuileries Garden in Paris.
Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com
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