People visit the 2nd Croix Rousse tunnel reserved for pedestrians, bicycles and buses during its inauguration ceremony in Lyon late in the night Dec. 5 as part of the rehearsal for the Festival of Lights. The Festival of Lights, with designers from all over the world, is one of Lyon's most famous Festivals. (Robert Pratta/Reuters) #
An ultra-orthodox Jewish man lights candles on the sixth night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, in a religious neighborhood of Jerusalem on Dec. 2. The holiday commemorates the re-dedication of the holy temple in Jerusalem after the Jews' 165 B.C. victory over the Hellenist Syrians when Antiochus, the Greek King of Syria, outlawed Jewish rituals and ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods. (Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images) #
Kelly Orchard stops to look at trees that are illuminated at a preview for this years Enchanted Christmas at the Forestry Commissions National Arboretum at Westonbirt, Gloucestershire on Nov. 27, in Tetbury, England. Enchanted Christmas, is Westonbirts signature winter event, aimed to inspire festive cheer with an illuminated one mile tree-lined trail. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images) #
Christmas lights in the Via del Corso, one of the main shopping street of Rome, on Dec. 6. The six strips that change color from red to purple, symbol of the traditional "rainbow flag" and an expression of the gay rights movement, will make up the bright carpet of a mile and a half to get to Piazza Venezia to Piazza del Popolo. (Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images) #
Shoppers stop at stalls to browse the offerings at the Bath Christmas Market on its opening night on on Nov. 28, in Bath, England. Originating in Germany, Christmas markets have become increasingly popular in British cities too, as a way of boosting festive retail sales and visitor numbers. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images) #
Visitors experience a light-show in the Great Conservatory of Syon Park which is illuminated in bright colours for their annual 'Enchanted Woodland' event on Nov. 22, in London, England. Now in its eighth year, the Enchanted Woodland allows visitors to experience the grounds of Syon Park after dark on a trail around the eighteenth century lake and inside the Great Conservatory. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images) #
Off-roaders with their sand rails, bikes and quads light up the night at the Oldsmobile Hill sand dune in Glamis, California, Nov. 29. More than 150,000 people came out to the sand dunes of Glamis in the Imperial Dunes county of southern California for the annual Thanksgiving Weekend gathering. Photo taken with a five-minute exposure. (Gene Blevins/Reuters) #
An oil lamp sits on the wall at a temple for the Hindu God Shiva during the "Karthigai Deepam" in Bangalore on Dec. 2. "Karthigai Deepam" is a festival of lights celebrated by Tamil Hindus on the full moon day of Karthigai month falling during November and December, and is observed in homes and temples. (Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images) #
Fireworks explode during the lighting ceremony for Rio de Janeiro's famed floating Christmas tree in Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas on Nov. 30, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The constructed tree is the largest floating Christmas tree in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records.(Mario Tama/Getty Images) #
Climbers Daniel Arnold and Stephan Siegrist collaborated with climbing photographer Thomas Senf¡¯s and Swiss mountain sports manufacturer Mammut to create unique mystical atmosphere images on the Eidfjord in northern Norway, using coloured flares, spotlights and headlamps. Eidfjord , three hours east of the city of Bergen, is famous for the large number of icefalls (frozen waterfalls) at over 500 metres (1,640 ft) long. "Photography and filming at night is a big challenge," says Senf. "The right lighting determines whether you succeed or fail." (Thomas Senf/Mammut/Photopress via Associated Press) #
"Pas Encore Mon Histoire" by Vincent Olinet from France floats in the Red Light District as part of the Amsterdam Light Festival in Amsterdam Dec. 6. The fifth Amsterdam Light Festival, is a winter light festival showcasing some 30 light sculptures and projections by international artists. (Michael Kooren/Reuters) #
Young choristers take part in Bath Abbey's candlelit Advent Procession on Dec. 1, in Bath, England. One of the most popular services of the historic Abbey's year, which marks the beginning of Advent and the Christian year, takes the congregation from darkness into light with a mixture of readings and music supported by the Abbey's choirs. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images) #
People walk along the Christmas Fair with Christmas stars and a Ferris wheel, left, in Erfurt, central Germany, Nov. 27. The Erfurt Christmas Market is one of the most beautiful Christmas Markets in the whole of Germany, according to critics, with the square beautifully decorated with a huge candle-lit Christmas tree and a large hand-carved wooden creche. (Jens Meyer/Associated Press) #
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