A cat dressed in a traditional outfit takes part during the Orthodox Christmas celebration in Kiev, Ukraine on January 7, 2020. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas Day on December 25 of the older Julian calendar, which currently corresponds to January 7 in the Gregorian calendar. (Photo by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

A seller dressed as Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden) shows Christmas toys at the Christmas decorations set in the Moscow GUM State Department store in Moscow, Russia in Moscow, Russia, Monday, December 16, 2019. (Photo by Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo)

Participants of the 79th edition of the annual Christmas swimming “Coupe de Noel” jump into the Lake Geneva, in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, December 17, 2017. More than 2000 men and women swam the 120 meters at the traditional Christmas swimming in Geneva where the water temperature was 6 degrees. (Photo by Martial Trezzini/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Partygoers in Cardiff, England refused to let the rain dampen their Christmas spirits on “Thirsty Thursday”, December 19, 2018. Christmas partygoers got into the party spirit last night as they headed out for some festive fun up and down the country. (Photo by Huw Evans Picture Agency)

Local residents dressed in costumes perform during celebrations for the Malanka holiday in the village of Krasnoilsk in the Chernivtsi region of Ukraine, January 14, 2016. The Malanka traditional holiday is more popular in the western regions of the country and is also known as the Old New Year celebrated on January 13 and 14 – St. Basil's and St. Melania's Day, according to the old Julian calendar. During the celebrations, youngsters and adults wear traditional carnival costumes and masks, and visit local houses while singing carols, playing pranks or performing short plays. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)

People participate in a Christmas Day dip on Brighton beach in southern England, Britain, December 25, 2021. (Photo by Hannah McKay/Reuters)

South Koreans wear Santa Claus outfits and hold gifts to promote Christmas at a charity event on December 23, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

People look at a house with inflatable Christmas decorations in Havana on December 23, 2024. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)