Linnea Isén wears a crown of candles symbolising St Lucy as she leads the celebration of Sankta Lucia, based on the bravery and martyrdom of a young Sicilian girl St Lucy who died in the early fourth century, during the Festival of Light at York Minster on Monday, December 11, 2023. In Sweden, Lucia is one of the most significant traditions in the calendar, a symbol and celebration of light and a part of the Advent season. Her name and story reached Sweden along with Christianity and she remained popular even after the Reformation as the bringer of light during the long darkness of winter. (Photo by Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images)





Founder and organizer Tou Ger Xiong, front, poses with a group of Hmong dancers during Hmong Minnesota Day at the Minnesota State Fair, September 6, 2021, in Falcon Heights, Minn. On Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, Colombian authorities were investigating the alleged kidnapping and murder of the Hmong American comedian and activist Xiong, who was found dead Monday, Dec. 11, in a wooded area of the northern city Medellín. (Photo by Scott Takushi/Pioneer Press via AP Photo)





A man looks at his phone standing by a poster showing a painting by Italian artist Antonello da Messina outside the National Galley in London's Trafalgar Square, Wednesday, December 13, 2023. The National Galley will mark 200 years of existence on May 10, 2024 when, to celebrate the anniversary, 12 exhibitions will open on the same day, at 12 museums and galleries across the 12 regions of the four nations of the United Kingdom. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)





An Armed Forces of Malta officer shouts out orders during a military parade to mark Malta's Republic Day in Valletta, Malta. A former British colony, Malta became a republic in 1974, 10 years after gaining independence on December 13, 2023. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)





A person is helped in a dugong costume at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, December 5, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Arsenal's German midfielder #29 Kai Havertz (L) and Arsenal's Ukrainian defender #35 Oleksandr Zinchenko (front) celebrate with teammates at the end the English Premier League football match between Luton Town and Arsenal at Kenilworth Road in Luton, north of London on December 5, 2023. Arsenal wins 4 - 3 against Luton Town. (Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP Photo)





A woman passes a poster ahead of the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, November 28, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Kamran Jebreili/AP Photo)





A model walks back to backstage after presenting the Belgian-Argentine label Sadaels collection as a security stands guard in a Parking Gallery at Zaryadye Park near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, November 29, 2023. An international fashion forum in Moscow has brought together designers from Brazil, China, India, South Africa and other countries, an event that underlined Russia's shift away from the West amid the fighting in Ukraine. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)





Croatia's centre back #10 Dejana Milosavljevic (L) andSweden's wing #38 Elin Hansson vie for the ball during the preliminary round Group A match between Sweden and Croatia of the IHF World Women's Handball Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden on December 5, 2023. (Photo by Adam Ihse/AFP Photo)





Debutantes during Queen Charlotte's Ball 2022 at One Great George Street on September 03, 2022 in London, England. Queen Charlotte's Ball is the pinnacle event in the London Season. The London Season is rich in history and was formed over two hundred years ago when the custom of returning to London at the end of the hunting season was celebrated with glittering balls and high society events. The modern group of meticulously selected debutantes, usually aged between 17 and 20, continue the tradition and celebrate their year of charity fund raising, etiquette classes and debut at The Queen Charlotte's Ball. King George III introduced the Queen Charlotte's Ball to celebrate his wife's birthday and debutantes were traditionally presented to the King or Queen. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)





A model poses for the look book at The Cihan Nacar 10th Year Collection 2023 Fashion Show Lookbook at JW Marriott Hotel Istanbul Marmara Sea on May 10, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Ekrem Serif Egeli/Getty Images for Cihan Nacar)





A cosplayer dressed as Karthus from League of Legends takes a DLR train after attending the MCM Comic Con at the ExCeL London exhibition and convention center in London, Britain, 27 May 2023. The MCM London Comic Con runs from 26 to 28 May 2023, with thousands of cosplayers, film, video games and anime fans attending the biannual event usually held on the last weekend of May and October. (Photo by Tolga Akmen/EPA/EFE)





An entertainer performs during the 2023 World of WearableArt Preview Show at TSB Bank Arena on September 20, 2023 in Wellington, New Zealand. The 2023 World of WearableArt Award winners will be announced on Friday 22 September 2023. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images for World of WearableArt)





People dressed in 17th-century costumes take part in “La grande journee des costumés”, an historical event gathering hundreds at the Vaux-le-Vicomte castle (background) in Maincy, some 50 kms south-east of Paris on June 25, 2023. (Photo by Christophe Archambault/AFP Photo)





A female soldier takes part in a training for women at the Tolemaida Military Air Base in Tolemaida, Colombia, on May 16, 2023. The last time the Colombian Army enlisted women in their ranks was in 1993. Now, 30 years on, more than 1,200 women voluntarily joined the military service in the country. (Photo by Raúl Arboleda/AFP Photo)





A “mariscadora” (shellfish picker) checks the catch in her rake as she collects clams and cockles in the Noia estuary, northwestern Spain, overnight on December 19, 2022. “Mariscadoras”, mostly women, pick clams and cockles out of the sand banks of Galicia region, in north-western Spain. In the past, this wasnt considered a job and there were no employment rights. The situation started to change in the 1990s when mariscadoras joined fishermens guilds and were recognised as workers of the seafood sector. Nowadays, shellfish pickers rights are protected through an active national association, representing over 30,000 women in Spain. (Photo by Miguel Riopa/AFP Photo)





A woman fancy dressed as the character of La Catrina poses before taking part in the Catrinas Parade, commemorating the Day of the Dead, in Mexico City, on October 23, 2022. (Photo by Claudio Cruz/AFP Photo)





Shadow Veterans’ Affairs Minister Barnaby Joyce struggles to get into a rain poncho during the National Commemorative Service for the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War at the Australian Forces National Memorial in Canberra, Friday, August 18, 2023. (Photo by Lukas Coch/AAP Image)





File photo dated November 15, 2018 of models posing on the steps of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, during a photo call for the Mary Quant exhibition. Fashion designer Mary Quant has died aged 93, her family said. A statement from her family to the PA news agency said she “died peacefully at home in Surrey, UK this morning”. Issue date: Thursday April 13, 2023. (Photo by David Mirzoeff/PA Wire)





Reve Lytle holds a barbie doll at the bar during the World of Barbie immersive experience preview in Santa Monica, California, U.S., April 12, 2023. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)