Major cities around the world become sparkling and magical with lighting systems decorated to welcome Christmas and celebrate New Year 2018.
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| Children dressed as Santa Claus on the banks of Hoan Kiem Lake (Hanoi). Photo: Reuters/Kham. |
Tourists can see the image of the dove of peace symbol lit up at night on Las Ramblas street in Barcelona (Spain); people shopping for Christmas decorations sold at stores in Hanoi (Vietnam); and people walking around the area around the giant Christmas tree in front of the Parliament building in Tbilisi (Georgia).
The bustling atmosphere of Christmas and New Year celebrations in major cities such as Moscow (Russia), Berlin (Germany), Tokyo (Japan), Hanoi... is shown through special images from Reuters, AFP, AP news agencies:
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| Christmas decorations are sold at a shop in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Reuters/Kham |
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| Children celebrate Christmas in Hanoi - Photo: Reuters/Kham |
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| A Christmas tree is brightly lit in the capital Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo: Reuters/Ints Kalnins |
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| People stroll around the Christmas Eve under colorful lights in Cali, Columbia. Photo: AFP/Luis Robayo |
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| Quadrilatero della Moda shopping center, Milan, Italy, decorated with beautiful lights. Photo: AFP/Miguel Medina |
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| The number 2018 welcomes the new year, installed to illuminate Oktyabrskaya Square, Minsk, Belarus. Photo: Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko |
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| The dove of peace symbol is lit up at night on Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain. Photo: AFP/Josep Lago |
The idea of installing dove-shaped lights to commemorate the victims of the August 2017 truck terrorist attack on Las Ramblas that killed at least two people and injured 20.
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| A man walks past a Christmas market illuminated with lights in Sankt Poelten, Austria. Photo: AFP/Joe Klamar |
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| A toddler is guided by an adult to touch a snowman at the Botanical Garden in Berlin, Germany. Photo: AFP/John Macdougall |
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| The Caretta Illumination shopping mall in Tokyo, Japan is illuminated with LED lights for Christmas. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi |
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| Brightly lit streets of Beijing, China. Photo: AP/Mark Schiefelbein |
Although Christmas is not a traditional custom of the Chinese people, markets and centers of big cities also respond with splendid lighting decorations for people to enjoy while having fun and preparing for the New Year.
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| People in Moscow, Russia, are bustling to celebrate Christmas. Photo: Reuters/Grigory Dukor |
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| People are busy shopping on Carnaby Street, London, England, which is flooded with Christmas lights. Photo: Reuters/Peter Nicholls |
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| Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France, is lit up in Christmas lights. Photo: AFP/ Charles Platiau |
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| A giant ball of light illuminates the pier area in Larnaca, Cyprus. Photo: Reuters/ Yiannis Kourtoglou |
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| A woman enjoys taking pictures of a Christmas tree at Comercio Square in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Reuters/Rafael Marchante |
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| People walk around a giant Christmas tree in front of the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo: Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili |
According to Tuoi Tre
