In Pictures: Christmas celebrations around the world

A selection of photos from Israel to India and Cairo to South America, where people have been celebrating Christmas at church services and with other traditions

Egyptian Donciel Maykel Nasr, dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, attends Christmas Eve Mass at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Cairo (Amr Nabil/AP)

People around the world are celebrating Christmas Day at church services and with other traditions.

Christian worshippers attend Mass at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem (Mahmoud Illean/AP)