Locals light firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Chennai, India on November 12, 2023. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA/EFE)
A motorcyclist, Helton Garcia dressed as Santa Claus, rides his motorcycle before handing out gifts to children in a rural school in Santo Antonio do Descoberto, state of Goias, Brazil on December 10, 2023. (Photo by Adriano Machado/Reuters)
Artem, a 40-year-old Ukrainian commander, shouts a warning before his artillery team fires toward Russian positions near Pokrovsk in early October 2024. (Photo by Serhiy Nuzhnenko/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
A hand-painted sign encouraging citizens to vote, sits with Halloween decorations in the front yard of a home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. October 20, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan Drake/Reuters)
An Afghan man shows his skills while riding a motorcycle along a road on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif on October 6, 2024. (Photo by Atif Aryan/AFP Photo)
Argentine singer-songwriter Maria Becerra arrives for the Person of the Year Gala, as part of the events surrounding the 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, in Miami, Florida on November 13, 2024. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)
Alice Goodridge (left) and Tanya Mackenzie (right), members of the Loch Insh Dippers wild swim group, take part in a Christmas-themed swim in the frozen Loch Insh, Kingussie, in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland on Friday, December 13, 2024. (Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images)
A surfer dressed as Santa Claus participates in the 16th annual “Surfing Santas” event on Christmas Eve in Cocoa Beach, Florida, December 24, 2024. (Photo by Giorgio Viera/AFP Photo)