People Around the World Get Ready for Christmas
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More than 1,000 volunteers clad in Santa Claus costumes throw their hats in the air as they gather to deliver gifts for the poor in downtown Seoul, Dec. 24, 2013.
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Winter swimmers wearing Santa Claus hats get out of a partially frozen lake after swimming in icy water to celebrate Christmas at a park in Shenyang, Liaoning province, Dec. 24, 2013.
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Christian worshippers visit the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2013.
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Christians hold candles during Christmas eve mass service at the cathedral in Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 24, 2013.