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CHRISTMAS MARKED AROUND THE WORLD!

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Christian faithfuls hold candles as they attend a mass service on Christmas eve in Surabaya on December 24, 2015.

Thousands of people held candles at a service in the city of Surabaya
Across the world, billions of Christians are marking Christmas, the traditional birthday of Jesus Christ.

Bethlehem


An Armenian priest prays during a morning mass at the
An Armenian priest prays during Mass in the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, accepted by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus Christ


Vatican City


A general view shows Pope Francis celebrating a mass on Christmas eve to mark the birth of Jesus Christ on December 24, 2015 at St Pater's basilica in Vatican
Close to 10,000 people attended the service in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican


Pope Francis swings a censer in front of a statue of baby Jesus as he celebrates a mass on Christmas eve marking the birth of Jesus Christ on December 24, 2015
Pope Francis said Christmas was the time to "once more discover who we are"


A cross-bearer prepares to enter the church as he attends the Christmas Eve mass at a Catholic church in Beijing on December 24, 2015
A cross-bearer prepares to enter Beijing's Catholic Church for Mass



Chinese worshippers attend the Christmas Eve mass at a Catholic church in Beijing on December 25, 2015
The US and British embassies in China had issued a warning about a terror threat in Beijing


Iraq

Iraqi Christian priests hold a Christmas mass at the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Deliverance/Salvation (Sayidat al-Nejat), in central Baghdad, on December 24, 2015
Hundreds attended Mass at the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Deliverance/Salvation in central Baghdad
Iraqi Christians attend a Christmas mass at the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Deliverance/Salvation (Sayidat al-Nejat), in central Baghdad, on December 24, 2015.
Christians in Iraq have faced persecution by the so-called Islamic State

Australia


Marlies Noordeloos of the Netherlands, left, Lisa Van De Velde of Belgium, second left, Charlotte Trotter of Britain, second right, and Viktoria Sardarian of Lithuania wear Santa hats while in the surf at Bondi Beach celebrating Christmas Day in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Dec. 25, 2015
Tourists participate in traditional Christmas Day celebrations at Bondi Beach, Sydney


Bangladesh



A Bangladeshi man dressed as Father Christmas entertains children during an event to mark Christmas Day in Dhaka on December 25, 2015
A Bangladeshi Father Christmas entertained children in the capital Dhaka



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