Actors dressed as Ded Moroz (Santa Claus) or Father Frost, and as Snegurochka (Snow Maiden) greet people gathered at the Christmas tree decorated for Christmas and the New Year festivities in Luhansk, the capital of Russian-controlled Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, December 23, 2022. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Rachel, left, Sandor, center, and Steve, members of the “Submergents” group take the plunge into –6 ° F air temp in a pool carved from the ice, Thursday, December 22, 2022 at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. (Photo by Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP Photo)





A model takes selfie at backstage before the first designer-led AI “Fashion X AI : Call For Young Talents 2022” fashion show in Hong Kong, China on December 19, 2022. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)





A dancer is illuminated backstage during a Manassas Ballet Theatre presentation of the Nutcracker at the Hilton Performing Arts Center on Sunday December 18, 2022 in Manassas, VA. The production featured dancers from ten countries, including those from the United States. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)





Residents participate in the procession of “Niñopan” during a Christmas “posada”, which means lodging or shelter, in the Xochimilco borough of Mexico City, Wednesday December 21, 2022. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)





Argentina's fans celebrate the victory of the Argentine national team in a soccer match against France for the World Cup final, in Qatar, on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, December 18, 2022. (Photo by Bruna Prado/AP Photo)





A Japan fan sheds tears of joy alongside a replica world cup trophy during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match between Japan and Spain at Khalifa International Stadium on December 1, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)





Performers wearing bear fur costumes take a break before a parade of winter traditions in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, December 18, 2022. In pre-Christian rural traditions, dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs, toured from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil. (Photo by Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo)





Croatian influencer and football supporter Ivana Knoll poses ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group F football match between Croatia and Belgium at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on December 1, 2022. (Photo by Ozan Kose/AFP Photo)





Pals in Newcastle, United Kingdom armed themselves with umbrellas to keep dry on December 23, 2022. Brits braved the rain for a festive blowout on Friday to kick off the Christmas celebrations. (Photo by NNP Photography)





Professional Santas from Brazil's Santa Claus school talk during a Santa Claus reunion called “Barbas de Molho” (Beards at rest) at a restaurant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 26, 2022. (Photo by Carl de Souza/AFP Photo)





England WC Game Screening BoxPark Wembley in London, United Kingdom on December 4, 2022. Fans gather at BoxPark Wembley to watch England play Senegal in the 2022 World Cup finals. (Photo by Martyn Wheatley/i-Images)





Enthusiasts from the long-established swimming club Les Ours Blancs (The Polar Bears) participate in a Christmas swim race in the Atlantic ocean, where the water temperature is 14 degrees Celsius (57,2 Farhenheit) in Biarritz, southwestern France, Saturday, December 24, 2022. Some 100 swimmers took part in the annual celebration swim. (Photo by Bob Edme/AP Photo)





Public worker Ari Queiroz, 59, dressed as Santa Claus, hugs a mother of a patient of the ICU Pediatric ward of the Souza Aguiar Municipal Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 22, 2022. Queiroz, who distributes vaccines and medicines for the Health Department of Rio de Janeiro, has been turning into Santa Claus every Christmas and visiting hospitals for the past two decades. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel/AFP Photo)





Moroccans and fans react as they watch in Johannesburg, South Africa, the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Morocco and France played in Qatar Wednesday, December 14, 2022. France won 2-0 and moved to the final. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/AP Photo)





Miss Alaska Emma Broyles, center, reacts after being crowned Miss America at Mohegan Sun, Thursday, December 16, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (Photo by Jessica Hill/AP Photo)





Santa Claus commuting on a motorbike on Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland on December 14, 2022. (Photo by Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos)





Morocco fans celebrate in the central Puerta del Sol in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Morocco beat Spain on penalties during a round of 16 World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar. (Photo by Andrea Comas/AP Photo)





A few revellers brave the cold and rain in Leeds, United Kingdom for the friday night out on December 30, 2022. Brits have kicked off their New Year’s Eve celebrations early with wild nights out up and down the country. (Photo by Nb press ltd)





Partygoers in Leeds, United Kingdom didn't let the cold bother them as they enjoyed their night out on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Nb press ltd)