A kaleidoscope installation in Hong Kong, mass on Christmas Eve in Surabaya, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.
People stand inside a kaleidoscope installation, erected as part of Christmas festivities, at a shopping arcade in Hong Kong on December 25, 2018. PHOTO
Indonesian Christians attending mass on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2018, at a stadium in Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city. PHOTO: AFP
People visiting the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, China's northeastern Heilongjiang province on December 24, 2018. The Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival will kick off in the city on January 4, 2019, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.PHOTO: AFP
A participant in a Santa Claus costume jumps into the water during the 109th edition of the 'Copa Nadal' (Christmas Cup) swimming competition in Barcelona's Port Vell on December 25, 2018. The traditional 200-meter Christmas swimming race gathered more than 300 participants on Barcelona's old harbour.PHOTO: AFP
Vehicles travel on a bridge over the partially frozen Hun river in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, December 25, 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS
Indian women participate in a Yoga session marking Mahila Yoga Shakti Divas at Nikol, in Ahmedabad on December 25, 2018. Some 700 women participated in the event organised by Bhartiya Yoga Sansthan. PHOTO: AFP
December 25, 2018 - The aftermath of the 10-foot-high tsunami that hit Sumur, Indonesia on Saturday. More than 400 people have been killed and 16,000 displaced. Officials are still investigating the cause, but volcanic activity on the island of Anak Krakatau could be to blame. PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES
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