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Handout picture released by the Instituto de Cidadania showing Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (R) giving a Christmas present made by scavenger's recycled items to Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Paulo, on December 22,... View Photo »
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Kabiru Sokoto, who police accuse of masterminding the Christmas Day bombing of a Catholic church in Nigeria, appears before journalists during a news conference at the headquarters of the State Security Service in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. ... View Photo »
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The Princess of Wales walks through the surf while at Indian Castle Beach 02 January 1993 during her Nevis, West Indies vacation with her sons. The boys spent the Christmas holiday with their father. View Photo »
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his model-turned-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni leave the Winter Palace hotel in Luxor, where they are spending the Christmas holdiays, 26 December 2007. Sarkozy flew in to the Egyptian city of Luxor on Christmas Day... View Photo »
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and his model-turned-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni visit the Valley of the Kings, in Luxor 26 December 2007. Sarkozy flew in to the Egyptian city of Luxor on Christmas Day aboard a private jet accompanied by his new... View Photo »
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2L) and his model-turned-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni leave the Winter Palace hotel in Luxor, where they are spending the Christmas holdiays, with Sarkozy's son Jean (top L) and his girlfriend Jessica Sebaoun 26... View Photo »
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A woman sits next to a dressed-up doll representing baby Jesus while attending mass, during a celebration 40 days after the birth of Jesus, in La Candelaria church in Guatemala City February 2, 2012. Catholics in Latin America attend a mass on this day... View Photo »
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A woman holds a candle during a celebration 40 days after the birth of Jesus, in La Candelaria church in Guatemala City February 2, 2012. Catholics in Latin America attend a mass on this day and celebrate the Feast of Candelaria, carrying elaborate... View Photo »
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A man sits on a bench while holding a dressed-up doll representing baby Jesus, during a celebration 40 days after the birth of Jesus in Xochimilco, on the outskirts of Mexico City February 2, 2012. Mexicans traditionally attend mass on this day and... View Photo »
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A girls sits with a dressed-up doll representing baby Jesus, in a pew before a mass 40 days after the birth of Jesus in Xochimilco, on the outskirts of Mexico City February 2, 2012. Mexicans traditionally attend mass on this day and celebrate the Feast... View Photo »
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A woman poses for a photograph while holding a dressed-up doll representing baby Jesus during a celebration 40 days after the birth of Jesus in Xochimilco, on the outskirts of Mexico City February 2, 2012. Mexicans traditionally attend mass on this day... View Photo »
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People hold dressed-up dolls representing baby Jesus during a mass 40 days after the birth of Jesus in La Candelaria church in Mexico City February 2, 2012. Mexicans traditionally attend mass on this day and celebrate the Feast of Candelaria, carrying... View Photo »
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Two women sit near a group of dressed-up dolls representing baby Jesus, during a celebration 40 days after the birth of Jesus in Xochimilco, on the outskirts of Mexico City February 2, 2012. Mexicans traditionally attend mass on Thursday and celebrate... View Photo »
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A woman holds Baby Jesus' during a mass held at the Candelaria church in Mexico City, during Candlemas Day (Dia de la Candelaria), on February 2, 2012. Candlemas or the Feast of the Purification, falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by... View Photo »
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A woman carries a Baby Jesus at Candelaria neighbourhood in Mexico City, during Candlemas Day (Dia de la Candelaria), on February 2, 2012. Candlemas or the Feast of the Purification, falls forty days after Christmas and is celebrated by Catholics as the... View Photo »
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A Libyan security guard stands in fron of the defendants at the Libyan High Court 11 May 2006 in Tripoli, as the retrial opened of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor held in jail since 1999 on charges of infecting Libyan children with AIDS. ... View Photo »
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Women cry during a mass funeral for the victims of Christmas day bombing at St Theresa Catholic church, outside Nigeria's capital Abuja February 1, 2012. Islamist sect Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the bombing of St. Theresa Catholic Church in... View Photo »
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Clergymen gather at the grave site of the victims of the Christmas day bombing at St Theresa Catholic Church Madalla, during a mass funeral for the victims, outside Nigeria's capital Abuja February 1, 2012. Islamist sect Boko Haram claimed... View Photo »
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People watch as boy scouts carry the coffins of the victims of the Christmas day bombing at St Theresa Catholic Church Madalla, during a mass funeral for the victims, outside Nigeria's capital Abuja February 1, 2012. Islamist sect Boko Haram claimed... View Photo »
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An Unidentified woman, centre, who lost her husband Mourns during a mass funeral of those killed in a Christmas Day bombing at a Catholic church in Madalla, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Mourners wept as they carried out the mass burial Wednesday... View Photo »
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Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. It refers both to the day celebrating the birth, as well as to the season which that day inaugurates, which concludes with the Feast of the Epiphany. The date of the celebration is traditional, and is not considered to be his actual date of birth. Christmas festivities often... Full Article
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2L) and his model-turned-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni leave the Winter Palace hotel in Luxor, where they are spending the Christmas holdiays, with Sarkozy's son Jean (top L) and his girlfriend Jessica Sebaoun 26 December 2007. Sarkozy flew in to the...
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A bronze yak offered by Chinese Mao Zedong to Nicolae Ceausescu exhibited at an auction in Bucharest on January 19, 2012. The auction is called 'Golden Age' in reference to the last years of the Ceausescu's rule, when propaganda pictured a striving Romania whereas in reality people were...
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TIME magazines showing on covers Ana Pauker (L) one of the promoters of communism in Romania and Nicolae Ceausescu (R) are exhibited at an auction in Bucharest on January 19, 2012. The auction is called 'Golden Age' in reference to the last years of the Ceausescu's rule, when propaganda...
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Women cry during a mass funeral for the victims of Christmas day bombing at St Theresa Catholic church, outside Nigeria's capital Abuja February 1, 2012. Islamist sect Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the bombing of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, on the outskirts of Abuja,...
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Clergymen gather at the grave site of the victims of the Christmas day bombing at St Theresa Catholic Church Madalla, during a mass funeral for the victims, outside Nigeria's capital Abuja February 1, 2012. Islamist sect Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the bombing of St. Theresa...
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People watch as boy scouts carry the coffins of the victims of the Christmas day bombing at St Theresa Catholic Church Madalla, during a mass funeral for the victims, outside Nigeria's capital Abuja February 1, 2012. Islamist sect Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the bombing of St....
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An Unidentified woman, centre, who lost her husband Mourns during a mass funeral of those killed in a Christmas Day bombing at a Catholic church in Madalla, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Mourners wept as they carried out the mass burial Wednesday the church near Nigeria's capital...
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Boys scout lowers the body of a member during a mass funeral of those killed in a Christmas Day bombing at a Catholic church in Madalla, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Mourners wept as they carried out the mass burial Wednesday the church near Nigeria's capital where dozens died...
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Pall bearers carry the coffins of those killed in a Christmas Day bombing at a Catholic church in Madalla, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Mourners wept as they carried out the mass burial Wednesday the church near Nigeria's capital where dozens died in a Christmas Day bombing by a...
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Mourners and priests gather for a mass funeral of those killed in a Christmas Day bombing at a Catholic church in Madalla, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Mourners wept as they carried out the mass burial Wednesday the church near Nigeria's capital where dozens died in a Christmas...
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A group of US GI's from the 77th Maintenance Brigade decorate a Christmas tree outside the railhead on December 24, 1995 of the Croatian border town of Zupanja. US President Bill Clinton was moving at full steam to implement Washington's decision to send 20,000 troops to Bosnia as part...
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MITTERFIRMIANSREUT, GERMANY - JANUARY 14: General view of the altar cross inside a church made entirely of snow and ice in southern Bavaria on January 14, 2012 in Mitterfirmiansreut, Germany. Local enthusiasts built the church at the end of December in an effort to relive a tradition...
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MITTERFIRMIANSREUT, GERMANY - JANUARY 14: A little child plays outside a church made entirely of snow and ice in southern Bavaria on January 14, 2012 in Mitterfirmiansreut, Germany. Local enthusiasts built the church at the end of December in an effort to relive a tradition dating back...
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MITTERFIRMIANSREUT, GERMANY - JANUARY 14: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was created using a variable planed lens. Local enthusiasts built the church at the end of December in an effort to relive a tradition dating back over 100 years. In 1910 the residents of Mitterfirminsreut were cut off...
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The sun sparkles off baubles on a Christmas tree in foreground as Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful at the end of the Angelus prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012.
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Palestinian Greek Orthodox Christians attend Christmas mass at the Orthodox Saint Porfirios church in Gaza City on January 7, 2012. The Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas and other religious holidays according to the Julian calendar, while other Christian churches have adopted the...
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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 06: Egyptian Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas Nativity Liturgy, the start of Christmas, at the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. George on January 6, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Like the Eastern Orthodox Church in Russia, Copts still use the...
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Orthodox Christmas celebrations kick off on January 6, 2012 in the traditional birthplace of Jesus in the West Bank town of Bethlehem to the sound of bagpipes and protests by Palestinians accusing church leaders of selling land to Israelis.
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Geese with Christmas decorations are paraded through the streets during during the 'Cabalgata de Reyes', or the Three Wise Men parade in Madrid, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. The traditional parade marks the eve of the Epiphany, a Christian holiday celebrating the story of the three wise men...
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Kabiru Sokoto, who police accuse of masterminding the Christmas Day bombing of a Catholic church in Nigeria, appears before journalists during a news conference at the headquarters of the State Security Service in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Nigeria's secret police arrested...
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