A priest hugs a Christian girl after a mass on Christmas at St George Chaldean Catholic Church in Baghdad, Iraq December 25, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Christmas Day, one of the most popular Christian holidays, is observed by billions of people around the world to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
According to a 2011 study by Pew Research Center, there are over 2.18 billion Christians spread in over 200 countries around the world.
While they may all be coming from different countries and cultures, their commemoration of Christmas day are similar.
Here’s a look at the many ways Christians around the world celebrate Christmas Day:
Tibetan Catholics wearing traditional attire take part in a Mass on Christmas Day at Cizhong Church in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China December 25, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuPeople attend the Christmas service at the St. John’s Cathedral in Peshawar, Pakistan, December 25, 2018. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizPeople pray after lighting candling in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary at a church during Christmas celebrations in Srinagar, India December 25, 2018. REUTERS/Danish IsmailArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu wishes Archbishop Thabo Makgoba during Christmas Midnight Mass at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, early December 25, 2018. REUTERS/Sumaya HishamWorshipers attend a Christmas midnight mass at Saint Catherine’s Church, in the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank December 25, 2018. Nasser Nasser/Pool via ReutersIraqi Christians pray during a mass on Christmas at St George Chaldean Catholic Church in Baghdad, Iraq December 25, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniWomen wearing Christmas costumes are seen along a street in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 25, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang PringPope Francis leads the Christmas Eve mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, December 24, 2018. REUTERS/Max RossiFilipinos attend the traditional Simbang Gabi or Misa de Gallo in the Manila Cathedral just before Christmas Day. STAR/Miguel de Guzman