Clowns take part in a procession to pay homage to Mexico's patron saint, Our Lady of Guadalupe, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico on December 13, 2023. (Photo by Luis Cortes/Reuters)





Mauritanian dancers in traditional costumes, are viewed in Lompoul desert, 180 km away from the capital city Dakar, Senegal on December 31, 2023. Mauritanian dancers and music groups, who organize shows for tourists in the Lompoul Desert, are the center of attention with their dances and cultural shows specific to West Africa. Dancers wearing traditional clothes perform dances reflecting the desert nomadic culture. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Falcon Heavy rocket flies past a near full moon as it launches the X37B at 8:07 PM for the United States Space Force from Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Thursday, December 28, 2023. This is the seventh mission for the military space plane, but the first launched by SpaceX. (Photo by Joe Marino/UPI/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





People use a bullock cart to cross a flooded street following heavy downpour during “Cyclone Michaung”, in Chennai, India, 05 December 2023. As the cyclone approaches the coast of North Tamil Nadu, several areas are already inundated and affected by severe floods with the region experiencing even more rainfalls. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for heavy rains in Chennai as the cyclonic storm, “Cyclone Michaung” is anticipated to make landfall near Bapatla on the Andhra Pradesh coast later on 05 December. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA/EFE)





Sarah Rose Graber and Ruxy Cantir (R) from Unicorn Christmas Party pose for pictures to promote their show at The Studio from Fri 8 – Sun 24 December on December 06, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Fresh from the success of their Unicorn Dance Party summer tour, Melody and Luna are set to enchant audiences once again with a family show at Capital Theatres' Studio in Edinburgh this Christmas. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)





A family watch the storm roll in across the Coral Sea at Holloways Beach as Cyclone Jasper approaches landfall in Cairns in far north Queensland on December 13, 2023. A tropical cyclone was building strength as it rolled towards northeastern Australia on 13 December, with authorities warning “life-threatening” floods could swamp coastal regions for days. (Photo by Brian Cassey/AFP Photo)





Journalists take pictures of the boat and the clothes planted on the sand of the beach at dawn on December 11, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. The charity assembled clothes representing the more than 2,600 women, men and children who have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean this year to reach European coasts. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)





Men dressed as 'Krampus' creatures take part in a parade at Munich's Christmas market near Marienplatz on December 10, 2023. (Photo by Michaela Rehle/AFP Photo)





People dressed as characters from folklore parade through the streets during the annual Krampus Run in Whitby, Britain on December 2, 2023. The annual costumed parade interprets the Alpine folklore legend of the Krampus, a horned demon who punishes naughty children during the Christmas season. (Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA/EFE)





Doctor Dvora Ancona wears a glove bearing writings against violence on women as she arrives to attend La Scala opera house's gala season opener, Giuseppe Verdi's opera “Don Carlo” at the Milan La Scala theater, Italy, Thursday December 7, 2023. The season-opener Thursday, held each year on the Milan feast day St. Ambrose, is considered one of the highlights of the European cultural calendar. (Photo by Luca Bruno/AP Photo)





A woman sits in a pub with windows carrying holiday season wishes and an anti-war slogan in London, Monday, December 11, 2023. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)





Members of Extinction Rebellion Red Rebel Brigade take part in a climate protest coinciding with COP28 being held in Dubai and ahead of the upcoming Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union, in Brussels, Belgium on December 3, 2023. (Photo by Johanna Geron/Reuters)





A model presents a creation from Lithuanian designer Juozas Statkevicius' Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2024 fashion collection in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, December 8, 2023. (Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo)





People enjoy Christmas lighting decorations in Cali, Colombia on December 6, 2023. The traditional Bulevar del Rio Cali is the place chosen for Cali residents and visitors to enjoy the lights that adorn the space, with figures alluding to salsa. (Photo by Ernesto Guzman/EPA/EFE)





Israeli soldiers are briefed after coming back from the Gaza Strip at a staging area in southern Israel, Sunday, December 17, 2023. (Photo by Ariel Schalit/AP Photo)





Residents of the refugee camp of Bureij arrive in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip following an evacuation order, on December 22, 2023, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





Two women pose for a photograph next to a symbolic Christmas tree made from spent shells casing and other spent ammunition erected outside a cafe in the center of Kyiv on December 18, 2023, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)





Philippines' troops stand at attention during the 88th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Quezon city, Philippines on Thursday, December 21, 2023. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





A woman gestures next to an illumination displayed as part of the “Dragons and lanterns” festival at the “Jardin d'Acclimatation” in Paris on December 14, 2023. The celebrated lantern show in Shanghai's Yuyuan Garden, a staple in the city's Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations for 28 years, will be held in Paris, France for the first time. The lantern festival was one of the most important occasions for the new year celebration in ancient China, and is listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo by Bertrand Guay/AFP Photo)