GALLERY: After years of COVID-19 dampening festivities, Aussies have notched up their celebrations. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the world there have been other celebrations, not all so lucky with the temperature. 9News
Attribution:Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, centre, leads the Christmas morning Mass at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.Dogs in Christmas outfits queue to watch the arrival of the royal family as they attend the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham in Norfolk, England.
Churches are holding services for the first time without pandemic-related attendance restrictions in around three years since COVID-19.The South Korean government will decide when to lift the indoor mask mandate, the country's last remaining COVID-19 restriction, if two of four criteria are met, such as a fall in severe cases and deaths.In what was described as "sensational" weather for Christmas Day, Sydneysiders flocked to the iconic Bondi Beach to enjoy the salt water and sand.
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