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Winter Holidays: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and More: Media

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Christmas tree
The annual Christmas tree in Rockefeller Plaza standing in front of the Comcast Building...
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Saturnalia
A Roman banquet to celebrate Saturnalia, c. December 17–19, 100 bce.
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Hanukkah
Lighting the menorah in celebration of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
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Kwanzaa
A family lighting the candles on the kinara while celebrating Kwanzaa.
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St. Stephen's Day in Ireland
Locals dressed as “straw boys” participating in the Carrigaline Wren Boys Street...
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Yule
People gathering to celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge, in southern England.
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Celebrations
A group of Punjabi dancers performing during Lohri celebrations in India on January...
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Rangoli
A woman in Tripura, India, creating an intricate traditional floor painting called...
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Pongal
Celebration of Pongal in Tamil Nadu, India.
Thiagupillai
Dong Zhi
Tourists enjoy free dumplings during the Dong Zhi festival at a ski resort in Fukang...
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Hogmanay
People carrying torches through the streets as part of the contemporary Hogmanay...
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