PHOTOS: What a pandemic Christmas looked like around the world

December 26, 2020 9News Nigeria Events, Featured, Hot News, Lifestyle, World 0

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, people around the world are celebrating a Christmas unlike any other.

Here are some scenes from this year’s holiday season.

Christmas in Vietnam

A man in a Santa Claus costume rides a motorbike in the Old Quarter on Dec. 24, 2020, in Hanoi, Vietnam.Linh Pham/Getty Images

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Christmas in Britain

People take part in the annual Christmas Day swim at the Forty Foot bathing spot in Sandycove Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 25, 2020.Damien Storan/AP

Christmas in South Korea

A woman wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus takes a photo near a Christmas decoration in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 24, 2020.Lee Jin-man/AP

Christmas in Kenya

Worshippers of Legio Maria wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19 attend the Christmas service at their church in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, on Dec. 25, 2020.Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images

Christmas in Palestine

A Palestinian scouts band parades in front of the Church of the Nativity during Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on Dec. 24, 2020. Annual festivities around the Church of the Nativity were scaled back but Bethlehem residents were intent on maintaining traditions.Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images

Christmas in Hong Kong

People wearing face masks walk past a Christmas display at a shopping mall in the Wanchai district of Hong Kong on Dec. 24, 2020.Isaac Lawrence/AFP via Getty Images

Christmas in the Vatican City, Rome

Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for “to the city [of Rome] and to the world”) Christmas Day blessing in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City, Dec. 25, 2020.Vatican Media/AP

Christmas in Bangkok, Thailand

A model dressed as a Christmas tree and wearing a face shield poses for photos in a shopping mall in Bangkok on Dec. 24, 2020.Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images

Christmas in Stanford Connecticut USA

Mario, 7, looks from his family’s home in Stamford, Connecticut, on Dec. 24, 2020. The Guatemalan immigrant family, with multiple generations living under the same roof, are recovering from the coronavirus while trying to celebrate Christmas. Eight of 10 family members are COVID-19 positive. Mario, a special needs child, has tested negative for the virus.John Moore/Getty Images

Christmas in Mexico

Francisco Monzon, 50, a taxi driver dressed as Santa Claus, looks at his phone, in Boca del Rio, Veracruz state, Mexico, on Dec. 24, 2020.Victoria Razo/AFP via Getty Images

Christmas in Spain

A seniors’ residence employee (second right) dances with residents as a band plays on Christmas Eve at Las Praderas home on Dec. 24, 2020, in Pozuelo de Alarcon, near Madrid, Spain. The residence is free of COVID-19 cases.Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

Christmas in Colombia

A health worker dressed as Santa Claus visits patients in a hospital in Cali, Colombia, on Dec. 24, 2020.Paola Mafla/AFP via Getty Images

Christmas in Dubai UAE

A diver dressed as Santa Claus greets visitors at the Dubai mall aquarium, in the United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 24, 2020.Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

Christmas in Pakistan

Christian women pray during a Christmas mass in Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020.K.M. Chaudary/AP

Christmas in Sydney, Australia

A family poses for a photo on Christmas Day at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, Dec. 25, 2020.Mark Baker/AP

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