{"id":45840,"date":"2025-12-25T02:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T02:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45840"},"modified":"2025-12-25T02:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T02:16:57","slug":"ce8nep787pyoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/25\/ce8nep787pyoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterskiing Santas and giant cuts of meat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gtLOOD\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tears-flowers-and-silence-in-Bondi-and-Streetings-fury.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5cf0\/live\/24f66620-e126-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5cf0\/live\/24f66620-e126-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/5cf0\/live\/24f66620-e126-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5cf0\/live\/24f66620-e126-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/5cf0\/live\/24f66620-e126-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/5cf0\/live\/24f66620-e126-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images Workers sell off cuts of meat during the traditional Christmas Eve auction at Smithfield meat market in London, UK on 24 December 2025.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Workers sell off cuts of meat during the traditional Christmas Eve auction at Smithfield meat market in London, UK<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">From skiing Santas in the US and Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, to giant cuts of meat being thrown into crowds in London, Christmas celebrations around the world are in full swing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Worshippers in Ukraine, China and Pakistan gathered for Christmas Eve services at their local churches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">While most Christians mark Christmas on 25 December, many Orthodox Christians do not celebrate until 7 January. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Here are some of the best images of the holiday cheer around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tears-flowers-and-silence-in-Bondi-and-Streetings-fury.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9eb7\/live\/e0f44d50-e122-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9eb7\/live\/e0f44d50-e122-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_0_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/9eb7\/live\/e0f44d50-e122-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/9eb7\/live\/e0f44d50-e122-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/9eb7\/live\/e0f44d50-e122-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/9eb7\/live\/e0f44d50-e122-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_0_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Reuters Pope Leo XIV holds a figurine of baby Jesus during Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, 24 December 2025.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Pope Leo holds a figurine of Baby Jesus during Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter&#8217;s Basilica at the Vatican, Italy<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tears-flowers-and-silence-in-Bondi-and-Streetings-fury.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2af1\/live\/28aeec30-e124-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/2af1\/live\/28aeec30-e124-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_43_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/2af1\/live\/28aeec30-e124-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/2af1\/live\/28aeec30-e124-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/2af1\/live\/28aeec30-e124-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/2af1\/live\/28aeec30-e124-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_43_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Two women take a photo in front of the Christmas tree in Nativity Square in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Two women take a photo in front of the Christmas tree in Nativity Square in Bethlehem, held to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the occupied West Bank<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tears-flowers-and-silence-in-Bondi-and-Streetings-fury.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/97a4\/live\/d401e200-e128-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/97a4\/live\/d401e200-e128-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_787_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/97a4\/live\/d401e200-e128-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/97a4\/live\/d401e200-e128-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/97a4\/live\/d401e200-e128-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/97a4\/live\/d401e200-e128-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_787_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images A woman lights a candle with her son during an Christmas Eve service in Kyiv, Ukraine on 24 December 2025.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">A woman lights a candle with her son during a Christmas Eve service in Kyiv, Ukraine<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tears-flowers-and-silence-in-Bondi-and-Streetings-fury.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/cf55\/live\/e7014680-e127-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/cf55\/live\/e7014680-e127-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_27_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/cf55\/live\/e7014680-e127-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/cf55\/live\/e7014680-e127-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/cf55\/live\/e7014680-e127-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/cf55\/live\/e7014680-e127-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_27_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Worshippers attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Church of the Saviour in Beijing, China on 24 December.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Worshippers attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Church of the Saviour in Beijing, China<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tears-flowers-and-silence-in-Bondi-and-Streetings-fury.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5da3\/live\/541ee9f0-e12f-11f0-b67b-690eb873de1b.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5da3\/live\/541ee9f0-e12f-11f0-b67b-690eb873de1b.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_722_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/5da3\/live\/541ee9f0-e12f-11f0-b67b-690eb873de1b.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5da3\/live\/541ee9f0-e12f-11f0-b67b-690eb873de1b.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/5da3\/live\/541ee9f0-e12f-11f0-b67b-690eb873de1b.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/5da3\/live\/541ee9f0-e12f-11f0-b67b-690eb873de1b.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_722_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Pakistani Christians attend midnight Christmas Mass at Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, Pakistan on 24 December 2025.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Christians attend midnight Mass at Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, Pakistan<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tears-flowers-and-silence-in-Bondi-and-Streetings-fury.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5e59\/live\/616aa790-e123-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5e59\/live\/616aa790-e123-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_394_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/5e59\/live\/616aa790-e123-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5e59\/live\/616aa790-e123-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/5e59\/live\/616aa790-e123-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/5e59\/live\/616aa790-e123-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_394_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images A man decorates a Christmas tree during Christmas Eve celebrations in Islamabad, Pakistan on 24 December 2025.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">A man decorates a Christmas tree during Christmas Eve celebrations in Islamabad, Pakistan<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tears-flowers-and-silence-in-Bondi-and-Streetings-fury.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7717\/live\/a3873020-e129-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7717\/live\/a3873020-e129-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_31_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/7717\/live\/a3873020-e129-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7717\/live\/a3873020-e129-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/7717\/live\/a3873020-e129-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/7717\/live\/a3873020-e129-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629016_31_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Girls stand alongside a Christmas nativity scene depicting the birth of Jesus during a Christmas mass at St Mary's Church in the village of Uswetakeiyawa, Sri Lanka on 25 December 2025. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Girls stand alongside a Christmas nativity scene at St Mary&#8217;s Church in the village of Uswetakeiyawa, Sri Lanka<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tears-flowers-and-silence-in-Bondi-and-Streetings-fury.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ddce\/live\/6d6c4c70-e12c-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/ddce\/live\/6d6c4c70-e12c-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766629017_665_Waterskiing-Santas-and-giant-cuts-of-meat.webp.webp 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Kashmir<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Waterskiing #Santas #giant #cuts #meat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Workers sell off cuts of meat during the traditional Christmas Eve auction at Smithfield meat market in 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