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Christmas

Christmas is the annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. It is commonly observed on December 24 and 25 by billions of people worldwide.

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Waste not, want not? South Africa's food waste crisis

Waste not, want not? South Africa's food waste crisis

South Africa wastes over 10 megatons of food a year — yet over half the population live below the poverty line.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 2, 202504:03 min
Two men talk as they take part in a Christmas solidarity dinner called 'No Families Without Christmas' in front of the National Congress in Buenos Aires on December 24, 2024.

In Argentina, thousands attend Christmas charity dinner

In Argentina, thousands attend Christmas charity dinner

A mass charity event took place outside Argentina's National Congress, with many lamenting the worsening poverty.
PoliticsDecember 25, 202401:50 min
Christmas in Charkiv

Ukrainians find solace in Christmas during wartime

Ukrainians find solace in Christmas during wartime

DW visited Kyiv to see how Ukrainians find rare moments of joy and hold onto hope for the future amidst war and loss.
ConflictsDecember 25, 202402:50 min
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa holds a mass marking the beginning of the Christmas period at the Holy Family Church at al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in Gaza City on December 22, 2024

Gaza's small Christian community marks Christmas amid war

Gaza's small Christian community marks Christmas amid war

About 1,000 Christians lived in pre-war Gaza, but most are now displaced and sheltering in two churches in Gaza City.
ReligionDecember 25, 202401:47 min
Palestinian police line up next to Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024

Somber Christmas in Bethlehem in the shadow of Gaza war

Somber Christmas in Bethlehem in the shadow of Gaza war

It is now the second Christmas to be marked by Israel's war in Gaza. Tourists have almost stopped coming to Bethlehem.
ConflictsDecember 25, 2024
A row of Chocolate Santa Claus figurines sit in a box on a shelf in a German supermarket

Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle

Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle

The rising price of chocolate, due to a bad cocoa harvest and fertilizer shortages, is at risk of hurting holiday sales.
BusinessDecember 24, 2024
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Band Aid of Sir Bob Geldof (second left), along with other artists recording the first ever Band Aid single, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

'Do They Know It's Christmas?': Band Aid benefit at 40

Released in 1984, several versions of the charity hit followed. Ed Sheeran has since distanced himself from the song.
MusicNovember 25, 2024
Arturs Aukons starts swimming in a lake amidst pieces of ice.

Latvia: Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas

DW has met with a family from the Latvian capital, Riga, that likes to spend Christmas out of town.
ReligionJanuary 6, 202402:19 min
The inside of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, without visitors

Bethlehem: Gaza war mars Christmas festivities

Most events have been canceled because of the Gaza conflict.
ReligionDecember 22, 2023
Friedrich Merz of the CDU seen standing in front of a Christmas tree in 2020

Christmas trees part of German 'Leitkultur' says CDU's Merz

The comments about "guiding culture" came days after the opposition CDU unveiled plans for Germany's future.
SocietyDecember 21, 2023
Corona test at an airport in China

COVID-19 rates are rising again — what you need to know

People are getting infected with COVID subvariant JN.1, but you can protect yourself and others over the holiday season.
ScienceDecember 21, 2023
Close-up of person holding Protestant Hymnal opened up.

Will a Nazi poet's Christmas carol remain in book of hymns?

A Christmas carol by a Nazi poet loyal to the regime is still in the Protestant hymnal, but will it be in the next one?
MusicDecember 22, 2022
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