Christmas is, unfortunately, over. However, while Christmas Day - Dec. 25 - concludes, the season of love and joy continues to unify the world and spread the festive cheer that makes this holiday so special.

While throngs of devotees flocked to churches on Christmas Eve to celebrate the birth of Jesus, others spread the cheer in their own and rather unique ways. The season was celebrated, across the world, in a number of ways, right from attending a football game to enjoying massive floats parading down city streets.

Check out a collection of photographs that show how Christmas was celebrated across the world...

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Pope Benedict XVI leads Christmas Mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Christmas Eve. REUTERS/Max Rossi
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Indonesian Christians hold candles as they pray on Christmas Eve, at a cathedral in Surabaya, in the country's East Java province. Sigit Pamungkas / Reuters
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NATO troops from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) enjoy their Christmas dinner, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
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A woman prays while attending Christmas Mass at St. Anthony's Church in Lahore, Pakistan. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza
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Members of Berlin's ice swimming club "Berliner Seehunde" ("Berlin Seals") take a dip in the Orankesee Lake in Berlin, Germany, as part of their traditional Christmas ice swimming session. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
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An Occupy Wall Street protester continues to camp, near a Christmas tree, at the Occupy camp in Washington D.C., U.S.A. REUTERS/Molly Riley
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Central American migrants dance during Christmas Eve, at the migrants' shelter "La Lecheria" in Tultitlan, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico. REUTERS/Claudia Daut
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