Divers dressed as Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer swim with sardines during a promotional event for Christmas in Seoul, South Korea, December 7, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:
The Statue of Louis XIV and the place Bellecour are illuminated during the 20th edition of the Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres), in Lyon central eastern France, on December 6, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Lyon's City hall is illuminated during the 20th edition of the Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres), in Lyon, central eastern France, on December 6, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourviere and buildings are illuminated during the 20th edition of the Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres), in Lyon central eastern France, on December 6, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
People take pictures of the Nativity scene and Christmas Tree that were officially unveiled in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, December 7, 2018. (Photo by AP)
Air force officers throw their caps in the air, as they celebrate after their graduation ceremony, at the Brazilian Air Force Academy (AFA) in Pirassununga, Brazil December 7, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
A woman carries a basket of cow-dung through a frost-covered field on a foggy morning in Srinagar December 7, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
Protesters wearing yellow vests occupy a roundabout as part of the "yellow vests" protest in Roppenheim, France, December 7, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against Bolivia's President Evo Morales bid for re-election in 2019, in La Paz, Bolivia, December 6, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
A Long March 3B rocket lifts off from the Xichang launch center in Xichang in China's southwestern Sichuan province early on December 8, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Groundsmen remove rain covers on the wicket at the start of day three of the first Test cricket match between Australia and India at the Adelaide Oval on December 8, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
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