{"id":8099,"date":"2020-12-25T11:19:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T04:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illume-emag.com\/?p=8099"},"modified":"2020-12-25T11:19:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T04:19:10","slug":"world-glowed-christmas-bleak-year-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/world-glowed-christmas-bleak-year-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"The world glowed on Christmas after a bleak year for COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8100\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8100\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-1-1608862905595905105633.jpeg\" alt=\"The world glowed on Christmas after a bleak year for COVID-19\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-1-1608862905595905105633.jpeg 620w, 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https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-2-16088629091761960793344-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A household in Pasadena (California, USA) has an epic Christmas decoration (Image: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8103\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8103\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8103\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-3-16088629085812075546366.jpeg\" alt=\"The world glowed on Christmas after a bleak year for COVID-19\" width=\"620\" height=\"434\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-3-16088629085812075546366.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-3-16088629085812075546366-150x105.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-3-16088629085812075546366-300x210.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A couple posing in front of a Christmas tree in Kyiv (Ukraine) (Image: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8104\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8104\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-4-16088629089722104749874.jpeg\" alt=\"The world glowed on Christmas after a bleak year for COVID-19\" width=\"620\" height=\"373\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-4-16088629089722104749874.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-4-16088629089722104749874-150x90.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-4-16088629089722104749874-300x180.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family in Stansstad (Switzerland) is brightly decorated for Christmas (Image: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8105\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8105\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-5-16088629089042019967981.jpeg\" alt=\"The world glowed on Christmas after a bleak year for COVID-19\" width=\"620\" height=\"449\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-5-16088629089042019967981.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-5-16088629089042019967981-150x109.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-5-16088629089042019967981-300x217.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cologne city (Germany) is brilliant but deserted because of the order to blockade the COVID-19 room (Image: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8106\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8106\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-6-16088629087311621508549.jpeg\" alt=\"The world glowed on Christmas after a bleak year for COVID-19\" width=\"620\" height=\"420\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-6-16088629087311621508549.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-6-16088629087311621508549-150x102.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-6-16088629087311621508549-300x203.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saint Petersburg Central Square (Russia) (Image: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8107\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8107\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-7-16088629102921310916643.jpeg\" alt=\"The world glowed on Christmas after a bleak year for COVID-19\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-7-16088629102921310916643.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-7-16088629102921310916643-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-7-16088629102921310916643-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People wear masks to go to Christmas in Pristina (Kosovo) (Image: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8108\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8108\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-8-1608862909157346513723.jpeg\" alt=\"The world glowed on Christmas after a bleak year for COVID-19\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-8-1608862909157346513723.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-8-1608862909157346513723-150x100.jpeg 150w, 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https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-9-16088629084551686169289-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lighting festival in Sao Paulo (Brazil), where the decorations are designed so that people can watch without getting out of the car (Image: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8110\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8110\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-10-16088629098091314790744.jpeg\" alt=\"The world glowed on Christmas after a bleak year for COVID-19\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-10-16088629098091314790744.jpeg 620w, 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https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-12-1608862909323932135227-300x199.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Land of Light&#8221; in Wiltshire (UK) (Image: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8113\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8113\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-13-16088629088981707277836.jpeg\" alt=\"The world glowed on Christmas after a bleak year for COVID-19\" width=\"620\" height=\"442\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-13-16088629088981707277836.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-13-16088629088981707277836-150x107.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-13-16088629088981707277836-300x214.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People take a walk before Christmas in Skopje (North Macedonia) (Image: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8114\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8114\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-14-1608862908440690072469.jpeg\" alt=\"The world glowed on Christmas after a bleak year for COVID-19\" width=\"620\" height=\"424\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-14-1608862908440690072469.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-14-1608862908440690072469-150x103.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-14-1608862908440690072469-300x205.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris City Hall (France) (Image: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8115\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8115\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-15-16088629092562049576641.jpeg\" alt=\"The world glowed on Christmas after a bleak year for COVID-19\" width=\"620\" height=\"434\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-15-16088629092562049576641.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/photo-15-16088629092562049576641-150x105.jpeg 150w, 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