In pictures: Millions across world celebrate Christmas
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In pictures: Millions across world celebrate ChristmasServices held around the world to mark the birth of Jesus.
A Syriac Orthodox priest is assisted by deacons as he reads from the holy liturgy as he leads Christmas morning mass at the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in Qamishli in northeastern Syria on December 25, 2018. / AFP
By Ayşe Nur Dok

Millions across the world celebrated Christmas with services held from the Philippines to the United States on Tuesday. 

For Christians, December 25 marks the birth of Jesus.

One of Christianity's most culturally significant celebrations, Christmas Eve, is observed by most non-Orthodox Christians on December 24 every year. 

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