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		</div><p>Much of the Christian world is celebrating Christmas, with services held across the planet to mark the birth of Jesus.</p>
<p>The tradition is celebrated by Orthodox Churches in January.</p>
<figure id="attachment_122772" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-122772" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/E5067AD8-6281-4243-BCD8-AC3507B3EF28.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-122772" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/E5067AD8-6281-4243-BCD8-AC3507B3EF28.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="382" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-122772" class="wp-caption-text">Pakistani Christians attend midnight services at St Anthony’s Church in Lahore</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_122773" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-122773" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/BEFC754F-967A-40DB-A842-DC3E0305347B.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-122773" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/BEFC754F-967A-40DB-A842-DC3E0305347B.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="429" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-122773" class="wp-caption-text">Young girls dressed as angels rehearse for the Christmas Eve mass at the Xishiku Catholic Church in Beijing, China</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_122774" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-122774" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/AB5488ED-8BCF-4FD9-B3A8-88B9CF0F2751.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-122774" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/AB5488ED-8BCF-4FD9-B3A8-88B9CF0F2751.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-122774" class="wp-caption-text">Pope Francis spreads incense in front of a statue of Baby Jesus</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_122775" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-122775" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/A78B426F-48E6-4F5C-9E7A-6C5131085075.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-122775" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/A78B426F-48E6-4F5C-9E7A-6C5131085075.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-122775" class="wp-caption-text">Cardinal Vinko Puljic delivers his speech during the Christmas midnight mass in Sarajevo main cathedral</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_122776" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-122776" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/C6E6101F-9F60-43D3-873F-839737D829B9.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-122776" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/C6E6101F-9F60-43D3-873F-839737D829B9.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="514" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-122776" class="wp-caption-text">Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, at Christmas midnight mass at Saint Catherine’s Church, in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognised by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_122777" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-122777" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/572C66B9-3EF5-4D90-B726-BB566801CCE2.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-122777" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/572C66B9-3EF5-4D90-B726-BB566801CCE2.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="421" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-122777" class="wp-caption-text">A Christian worshipper attends a Christmas midnight mass at Saint Catherine’s Church, in the Church of the Nativity</figcaption></figure>
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