AdvertisementChristmas Day celebrations are well underway across the world, as roughly 2.3 billion Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. In Sydney, where December is one of the hottest months of the year, Christmas revellers traditionally head down to the beach, cook barbecues and spend most of the day outdoors. In Britain, those opting for a Christmas morning swim had to endure freezing temperatures as they braved icy waters in up and down the country. There was a double cause for celebration in Iraq as the government announced it would make December 25 a nationwide holiday for everyone, rather than just for the country's 300,000 Christians, for the first time. Approximately 150 thousand Christians are living in Iran, most of them are Armenians, who celebrate Christmas in churches and in the privacy of their homes.

Source: Daily Mail December 25, 2018 12:43 UTC