Today in Pictures, Jan 7, 2025
Orthodox Christians preparing to celebrate Christmas, Japanese seeking good fortune at a shrine, and more images from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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People walking in front of light sculptures of polar bears set up for the upcoming Christmas holidays in Moscow on Jan 6, 2025. Russians are preparing to celebrate Christmas, observed on Jan 7, according to the Russian Orthodox Julian calendar.
PHOTO: AFP
People walking past street decorations for Christmas holidays in Moscow, Russia, Jan 6, 2025.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Visitors to Kanda Myojin Shrine offering prayers seeking good fortune on the first business day of the New Year, in Tokyo, Japan, Jan 6, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Iraqi army helicopters flying in formation as soldiers march during a military parade to celebrate the 104th anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi army at the Camp Taji military base on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Jan 6, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A Kosovo ethnic Serb carrying a dried oak branch, which symbolises the Yule log, on the Orthodox Christmas Eve, in Gracanica, Kosovo, Jan 6, 2025. Serbian Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas on Jan 7, according to the Julian calendar.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Young believers jumping into the sea to catch a wooden cross, during the Epiphany celebrations in the fishing village of Tolo, Greece, Jan 6, 2025. Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day or Theophany, is observed on Jan 6 by Christians.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A priest leading Orthodox Christmas Eve celebrations at the Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan 6, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
Women dressed in imperial costumes taking photographs outside a temple next to the Nanluoguxiang alleyway in Beijing on Jan 6, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
Sikh warriors riding horses to mark the birth anniversary of the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh, at the Kangan Ghat in Patna, India, on Jan 6, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
A demonstrator using thermal blankets resting during a rally against impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol near his residence in Seoul on Jan 6, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
