December 26, 2019

Muslim men perform a special 'kusoof' prayer as a live report of the annular solar eclipse is broadcast on a large screen at a mosque in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.

Women scatter flower petals in the waters of the Bay of Bengal during a prayer ceremony for the victims of the 2004 tsunami on the 15th anniversary of the disaster, at Marina beach in Chennai, India.

People ride on camels line during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, at a desert near the southern Israeli city of Eilat.

Sixteen-year-old sea lion 'Leo' writes the Chinese character for rat ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, Japan.

Swimmers participate in the annual Christmas winter swimming competition in the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic.

A runner dressed as Santa Claus walks through the forest while joining the annual 'Roast Goose Digestion Run' aiming to burn the calories after holiday celebrations in Berlin, Germany.

A woman comforts her daughter, buried up to her neck in sand during a solar eclipse, along Clifton beach in Karachi, Pakistan. Many Pakistanis believe that burying people with disabilities in sand during solar eclipse would bring healing to their bodies.

Armando Martin, 11, of California, plays a guitar to honor GYSGT George Figone Jr. in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 25, 2019.

One of the thematic lantern sets is showcased at the so-called "The Great Lanterns of China" festival at northern Lithuania’s Pakruojis Manor, Dec. 25, 2019.

This aerial picture shows people rafting on Nestos river near the northern Greek city of Drama.

A girl reacts after she was administered with polio vaccine during a house-to-house vaccination campaign in Sana'a, Yemen, Dec. 25, 2019.

A cargo vessel is seen swept away by a storm in the Mediterranean Sea close to Ashdod's port in southern Israel.

Three vintage FIAT 500 cars are parked in front of the ruins of the Ancient Roman Caracalla baths, in Rome, Italy.