Now, it is officially the Christmas season. As countdown to the holiday has begun, Christmas markets are opening across the world. This time of the year, everything around is illuminated and transforms, waiting for Christmas to come.
Above: A woman poses for pictures in a light display during a photocall at Kew Gardens in south west London, on November 24, 2015, during their launch of the Christmas at Kew Gardens event.
Above: People gather around the Luminarie light sculpture during the Christmas light-up festival at Garden by the Bay in Singapore on November 27, 2015.
Above: A view of the Christmas market on November 27, 2015 in Jena, Germany.
Above: Runners dressed in Christmas-themed outfits compete during a charity Santa run in Shanghai, China, November 29, 2015.
Above: People pose for photographs among illuminated decorations at a Christmas outdoor market in Stockholm, November 27, 2015.
Above: People visit the Christmas market on Alexanderplatz on the first day of its opening in Berlin, Germany, November 23, 2015. Traditional Christmas markets opened in the German capital on Monday and will run till the end of December.
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Above: A person dressed in a Frosty mascot costume waves as he looks out from under his mask, during a Christmas parade in La Paz, Bolivia, November 28, 2015.
Above: A Christmas tree is illuminated as the traditional Christmas market opens at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, November 28, 2015.
Above: A woman walks past a Christmas decoration at a shopping mall in Berlin November 26, 2015.
Above: People look at a Christmas and New Year display featuring the theme "Canyon d' Azur" (Blue Canyon) in Tokyo on November 23, 2015. The display with some 270,000 LED lights will be on show until February 14, 2016.
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Above: In this November 23, 2015 picture a vendor arranges hundreds of gingerbread hearts attached to a stall selling Christmas sweets at the Christmas market in Potsdam, Germany.
Above: Christmas holiday lights hang from trees to illuminate the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris as rush hour traffic fills the avenue leading up to the Arc de Triomphe, November 19, 2015.
Above: A Christmas tree stands in the world's oldest port, in the center of the historical Lebanese city of Byblos, north of the capital Beirut, on November 26, 2015.
Above: Moscow's GUM department store decorated for Christmas and the New Year's Eve.
Above: People visit a Christmas market on November 27, 2015 in Nuremberg.
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Above: The National Christmas tree during a lighting ceremony at Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, November 27, 2015.
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Above: Snoopy joins Macy’s Herald Square to unveil their Christmas windows celebrating the 50th anniversary of the holiday classic, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," November 20, 2015, in New York.
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Above: Timber-framed buildings are illuminated in front of a tower setup as a giant candle in Schlitz, Germany, 28 November 2015. The 36 meter high tower is the main attraction of the Christmas market in the town of Schlitz in the German state of Hesse.
Above: A tourist takes a picture of a Christmas tree lit in the blue, white and red colors of France's national flag in tribute to victims of Paris terrorist attacks, in front of the city hall in Vienna, Austria, November 19, 2015.
Above: A picture taken on November 27, 2015, shows Advent wreaths displayed outside a flower shop in Strasbourg, eastern France.
