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"When the holidays have you stressed, a surefire way to replenish the Christmas spirit is by stopping and simply enjoying what's around you. In your home, neighborhood and every store, there are impressive displays of light and cheer.\nBut even if you have the world's most festive neighborhood, there are only so many inflatable snowmen you can enjoy first hand.\nSee also: 25 Gingerbread Houses That Will Deck Your Halls\nFortunately, you don't have to travel far to see Christmas decorations from around the world. Cities everywhere have their own forms of spirit and the accompanying plastic Santas \u2014 and they're just as impressive as your neighbor's lawn reenactment of A Christmas Story.\n\n\nChristmas Decorations From Around the World\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Berlin, Germany\n\n\nImage: Sean Gallup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Bahia, Brazil\n\n\nImage: Clive Mason\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Nienburg, Germany\n\n\nImage: David Hecker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Paris, France\n\n\nImage: Miguel Medina/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Trivandrum, India\n\n\nImage: EyesWideOpen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Beijing, China\n\n\nImage: ChinaFotoPress\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Beverly Hills, USA\n\n\nImage: Frederic J. Brown/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil\n\n\nImage: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Brussels, Belgium\n\n\nImage: Mark Renders\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Burgos, Spain\n\n\nImage: Cristina Arias/Cover\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Nice, France\n\n\nImage: Valery, Hache/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. Hanoi, Vietnam\n\n\nImage: Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Jakarta, Indonesia\n\n\nImage: Adek Berry/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Jerusalem, Israel\n\n\nImage: Gali Tibbon/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. London, England \n\n\nImage:  Dan Kitwood\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16. Medellin, Colombia\n\n\nImage: Raul Arboleda/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17. Moscow, Russia\n\n\nImage: Maxim Marmur/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18. New York City, USA\n\n\nImage: Stan Honda/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19. Salerno, Italy\n\n\nImage: Katia Di Ruocco/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20. Sydney, Australia\n\n\nImage: Mark Metcalfe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21. Tokyo, Japan\n\n\nImage: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n22. Vienna, Austria\n\n\nImage: Alexander Klein/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n23. Cape Town, South Africa\n\n\nImage: Rodger Bosch/AFP\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: David Hecker/Getty"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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