Men lift an effigy of a devil during the annual tradition “la quema del diablo”, or burning of the devil that coincides with the Immaculate Conception celebrations, in Antigua, Guatemala, Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The Old City holds their town's days-long annual festival in honor of their patron saint, the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception and her triumph over evil. (Photo by Santiago Billy/AP Photo)





Police detain supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo during a protest in Lima, Peru, Monday, December 12, 2022. Peru's Congress voted to remove Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (Photo by Martin Mejia/AP Photo)





Homeless charity Crisis unveil a 4.3 metre tall hyper-real sculpture of a person experiencing homelessness, at London King's Cross station in London on Monday, December 5, 2022. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)





Morocco's supporters celebrate after their country's win of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football match between Morocco and Portugal, in the capital Rabat, on December 10, 2022. (Photo by Fadel Senna/AFP Photo)





A tourist walks by an illuminated rabbit lantern at the Yu Garden ahead of Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, on December 26, 2022 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





U.S. Border Patrol and Texas law enforcement agents detain immigrants near the U.S.-Mexico border on December 01, 2022 in McAllen, Texas. The group had crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico before being pursued and captured by the officers. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)





An animal rights activist for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wears a referee costume on stilts and holds a placard reading “Give meat and dairy the red card: Go vegan” at the Souq Waqif market during FIFA World Cup 2022 in Doha, Qatar, 12 December 2022. (Photo by Martin Divísek/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A member of the Amigos do Papai Noel (Friends of Santa Claus group) dressed in a Santa Claus costume greets residents from a boat during a visit to the community located along the Negro River, in Iranduba, Amazonas State, Brazil on December 17, 2022. (Photo by Bruno Kelly/Reuters)





Men in costumes wait for the draw of Spain's traditional Christmas Lottery “El Gordo” (The Fat One), at Teatro Real, in Madrid, Spain on December 22, 2022. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)





A Kyrgyz military parachuter lands during a planned exercise of special forces units of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 14 December 2022. More than 80 military personnel of Kyrgyzstan made parachute jumps to improve landing skills in various conditions. (Photo by Igor Kovalenko/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Workers remove the monument to Catherine II, also known as the “Monument to the Founders of Odesa” in Odesa, Ukraine, early Thursday, December 29, 2022. The decision to dismantle the monument consisting of sculptures of Russian Empress Catherine II and her associates was made recently by Odesa residents by electronic voting. (Photo by LIBKOS/AP Photo)





A Ferris wheel on Karlsruhe's market square makes its rounds as part of the Christmas market in Karlsruhe, Germany, Monday, December 5, 2022. In the foreground is a monument to Grand Duke Karl-Friedrich of Baden. (Photo by Uli Deck/dpa via AP Photo)





Firefighters dressed as Santas and dangled on ropes as they scale down the Athens' main children's hospital to deliver Christmas presents to young cancer patients spending the holidays in hospital, in Athens, Thursday, December 22, 2022. (Photo by Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo)





Twin brothers Keith (L) and Deano Stapleton (R) interact with one another as people gather to witness the winter solstice on December 21, 2022 in Newgrange, Ireland. Crowds are gathering at Newgrange in Co Meath, this morning for the winter solstice – the astronomical phenomenon that marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Newgrange is a Stone Age (Neolithic) monument in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, it is the jewel in the crown of Ireland's Ancient East and was constructed approximately 5,200 years ago (3,200 B.C.) which makes it older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)





Viviana Vega places a crown on her seven-year-old daughter Valerie who is dressed as the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception during the annual tradition “La quema del diablo”, or burning of the devil, that coincides with the Immaculate Conception celebrations in Antigua, Guatemala, Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The Old City holds their town's days-long annual festival in honor of their patron saint, the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception and her triumph over evil. (Photo by Santiago Billy/AP Photo)





Children pose for photos with Black Santa, played by dance teacher Felipe Canela, at a Christmas event put on by the Favela World organization which develops youth educational activities, in the Caju favela complex of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, December 12, 2022. Favela World presents Black Santa to children in the city's favelas as a Christmas character that better reflects their cultural reality. (Photo by Bruna Prado/AP Photo)





Fans of Japan collects trash after during the World Cup group E soccer match between Japan and Spain, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Friday, December 2, 2022. Japan won 2-1 and qualified to the round of sixteen. (Photo by Themba Hadebe/AP Photo)





A group of people take shelter during clashes between protesters and police, on the outskirts of the Prefecture of Lima, where the now former president Pedro Castillo remains detained, in Lima, Peru, 07 December 2022. A small group of supporters and detractors of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo clashed this 07 December in front of the center where the former president is being held in Lima, accused of attempting to carry out a self-coup. The Peruvian National Police (PNP) have had to intervene with tear gas and detain some of the protesters in order to cleary the central Alfonso Ugarte avenue. (Photo by Aldair Mejia/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A group of people from the brotherhoods walk to the church where they will perform religious acts in front of the church in the municipality of Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala on December 21, 2022. In the celebration of the fair of Chichicastenango, dedicated to Santo Tomás, this town brings out its gala for the colorful festivity, a mixture of Catholicism and Mayan traditions, which includes processions, colorful costumes, traditional dances, music and fireworks. (Photo by Luis Vargas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)