Fireworks explode around Rio’s Christmas tree on Dec. 12.
Image: Reuters/Sergio Moraes
By
Loubna Mrie
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From Beirut to Ottawa, holiday lights are being strung. On Christmas trees, sure, but also across city buildings, bursting in the sky, and on massive ice sculptures in subzero climates. Below, this series of photos reveals the allure of winter lights at the darkest time of the year.
Ottawa, Canada
Milan, Italy
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Dallas, USA
Beirut, Lebanon
Gavle, Sweden
Bogota, Colombia
Brussels, Belgium
Bethlehem, West Bank
Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Munich, Germany
Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Austria
Harbin, China
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