Moscow, Berlin, Tokyo, Warsaw, Hanoi — this photo gallery contains images of Christmas and New Year illuminations in urban centers in various corners of the world.
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Spectators watch the Christmas illuminations at the Royal Treaty street in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
A woman takes a selfie on a street with Christmas decoration in Tbilisi, Georgia, December 18, 2017.
A general view of the Christmas tree in Vilnius, Lithuania December 6, 2017.
New Year's lights in Moscow
People walk next to Christmas decorations in Cali, Colombia, on December 11, 2017.
Christmas lights decorations are pictured in the "Quadrilatero della Moda", a high-class shopping district, in Milan on December 2, 2017.
People take photos at a New Year tree installed on Oktyabrskaya Square for the upcoming New Year and Christmas season in Minsk, Belarus December 15, 2017.
Illuminated peace doves hang over Las Ramblas during the inauguration of this year's Christmas lights in Barcelona on November 23, 2017.
The annual tradition of switching on Christmas lights in Barcelona took a special meaning with peace doves hanging over Las Ramblas in memory of the victims of the August terror attack on the famous boulevard.
The annual tradition of switching on Christmas lights in Barcelona took a special meaning with peace doves hanging over Las Ramblas in memory of the victims of the August terror attack on the famous boulevard.
A man walks by a large Christmas decoration panel at the Christmas market in Sankt Poelten, Austria on December 01, 2017.
A toddler touches a snowman made of lights at the Christmas Garden light show, in Berlin's botanical garden, on December 16, 2017.
The show, meant to coincinde with the holiday season, features some 30 light installations.
The show, meant to coincinde with the holiday season, features some 30 light installations.
Visitors admire illuminations based on Disney movie "Beauty and the Beast" at Caretta Illumination in Tokyo on December 20, 2017.
The illumination event with 600,000 light bulbs will be displayed until December 31, 2017.
The illumination event with 600,000 light bulbs will be displayed until December 31, 2017.
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People walk past a display of Christmas lights outside a building in the central business district of Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. Although Christmas is not traditionally celebrated in China, shopping malls and retailers welcome the holiday as a chance to boost year-end sales.
New Year's lights in Moscow
A man walks beneath Christmas street lights on Regent Street in London, Britain, December 1, 2017.
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Filipinos pose as they tour the inside of the "Christmas House" owned by businessman Alexander Cruz in suburban Cainta, Rizal province east of Manila, Philippines Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. The whole house, decorated with hundreds of thousands of LED lights, has attracted local and foreign tourists.
Christmas decoration items are displayed for sale at a shop in Hanoi, Vietnam, December 3, 2017.
This picture taken on December 20, 2017 shows the facade of the French fashion house and luxury goods Christian Dior shop on the Avenue Montaigne in Paris, decorated with Christmas lights.
A man takes a selfie as he holds his child during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at central Syntagma square in Athens, Greece, December 12, 2017.
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People are silhouetted on a pedestrian dock decorated with an illuminated Christmas ornament in the southern coastal city of Larnaca on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017.
