ROMA – Natale nel mondo: Sydney, Betlemme, Trastevere, Berlino, Londra, sul fiume Potomac in Virginia … guarda le più belle foto del 25 dicembre 2015 . Mentre sulla spiaggia di Bondi Beach , la più famosa di Sydney e forse di tutta l’Australia, il Natale si festeggia in costume da bagno (non è una stravaganza, lì è estate), a Berlino i pazzi dello swimming club “Berliner Seehunde” sfidano il freddo e si buttano nel lago Orankesee per il tradizionale bagno di Natale.
Stessa tradizione, ma località diversa e temperature solo di poco più miti per i londinesi che si esibiscono nella nuotata di Natale della “Coppa Peter Pan” nel fiume Serpentine ad Hyde Park . In Virginia, nel fiume Potomac , i virtuosi dello sci d’acqua si esibiscono vestiti da Babbo Natale.
Ma Natale non è solo il giorno delle stravaganze e del divertimento. A Santa Maria in Trastevere, nel cuore di Roma, la Comunità di Sant’Egidio organizza il tradizionale pranzo di Natale per i poveri. A Betlemme , nella West Bank dei territori occupati, il Patriarca di Gerusalemme Fouad Twal celebra la messa di Mezzanotte nella Basilica della Natività, alla presenza del leader dell’Autorità nazionale palestinese Abu Mazen. In piazza San Pietro , Papa Francesco ha pronunciato la benedizione Urbi et Orbi (VIDEO) davanti a migliaia di fedeli.
Foto Lapresse Foto Lapresse Foto Lapresse A member of the ice swimming club "Berliner Seehunde" (Berlin Seals) takes a dip in the Orankesee lake as part of their traditional Christmas swimming session in Berlin, Germany, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschkemore A member of the ice swimming club "Berliner Seehunde" (Berlin Seals) leaves the Orankesee lake during their traditional Christmas swimming session in Berlin, Germany, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschkemore Members of the ice swimming club "Berliner Seehunde" (Berlin Seals) take a dip in the Orankesee lake as part of their traditional Christmas swimming session in Berlin, Germany, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschkemore Members of the ice swimming club "Berliner Seehunde" (Berlin Seals) prepare to take a dip in the Orankesee lake as part of their traditional Christmas swimming session in Berlin, Germany, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschkemore Swimmers climb out after taking part in the annual Christmas Day Peter Pan Cup handicap race in the Serpentine River, in Hyde Park, London, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Winning Two Scottish Terriers wear Christmas themed coats as they join their owners to watch the annual Christmas Day Peter Pan Cup handicap swimming race in the Serpentine River, in Hyde Park, London, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Winningmore Swimmers cheer as the first participant begins the annual Christmas Day Peter Pan Cup handicap race in the Serpentine River, in Hyde Park, London, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Winning Swimmers climb out after taking part in the annual Christmas Day Peter Pan Cup handicap race in the Serpentine River, in Hyde Park, London, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Winning Swimmers start in the annual Christmas Day Peter Pan Cup handicap race in the Serpentine River, in Hyde Park, London, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Winning Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal (C) leads a Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Fadi Arouri/Pool Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal (L) leads a Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Fadi Arouri/Pool Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal leads a Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Fadi Arouri/Pool Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) greets Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal during a Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 25, 2014. REUTERS/Fadi Arouri/Poolmore A man dressed as Christmas elf does a flip while taking part in a Christmas Eve water skiing show on the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia, December 24, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque A man dressed as Santa Claus waves to the crowd as he water skis on the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia, on Christmas Eve December 24, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Fog brought on by the unseasonably warm weather envelops a man dressed as Santa Claus as he water skis on the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia, December 24, 2015.REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque A man dressed as Santa Claus waves to the crowd as he water skis next to a man dressed as reindeer, on the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia, on Christmas Eve December 24, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarquemore Foto Vincenzo Livieri - LaPresse 25-12-2015 - Roma - Italia Cronaca Pranzo di Natale per i poveri organizzato dalla Comunità di Sant'Egidio a Santa Maria in Trastevere Photo Vincenzo Livieri - LaPresse 25-12-2015 - Rome - Italy Christmas lunch for poor people organized by the Comunità di Sant'Egidiomore Foto Vincenzo Livieri - LaPresse 25-12-2015 - Roma - Italia Cronaca Pranzo di Natale per i poveri organizzato dalla Comunità di Sant'Egidio a Santa Maria in Trastevere Photo Vincenzo Livieri - LaPresse 25-12-2015 - Rome - Italy Christmas lunch for poor people organized by the Comunità di Sant'Egidiomore Foto Vincenzo Livieri - LaPresse 25-12-2015 - Roma - Italia Cronaca Pranzo di Natale per i poveri organizzato dalla Comunità di Sant'Egidio a Santa Maria in Trastevere Photo Vincenzo Livieri - LaPresse 25-12-2015 - Rome - Italy Christmas lunch for poor people organized by the Comunità di Sant'Egidiomore Foto Vincenzo Livieri - LaPresse 25-12-2015 - Roma - Italia Cronaca Pranzo di Natale per i poveri organizzato dalla Comunità di Sant'Egidio a Santa Maria in Trastevere Photo Vincenzo Livieri - LaPresse 25-12-2015 - Rome - Italy Christmas lunch for poor people organized by the Comunità di Sant'Egidiomore Foto Vincenzo Livieri - LaPresse 25-12-2015 - Roma - Italia Cronaca Pranzo di Natale per i poveri organizzato dalla Comunità di Sant'Egidio a Santa Maria in Trastevere Photo Vincenzo Livieri - LaPresse 25-12-2015 - Rome - Italy Christmas lunch for poor people organized by the Comunità di Sant'Egidiomore Visitors to Sydney's Bondi Beach look at a decorated Christmas tree set up by surf lifesavers as they celebrate Christmas Day, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed A visitor to Sydney's Bondi Beach wears a Santa suit as thousands of tourists flock to the popular seaside attraction on Christmas Day, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed Tourists wearing Santa hats and Australian flag-inspired bikinis take a selfie in the surf as they celebrate Christmas Day on Sydney's Bondi Beach, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed Visitors to Sydney's Bondi Beach look at an inflatable reindeer and decorated Christmas tree set up by surf lifesavers as they celebrate Christmas Day, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed Visitors to Sydney's Bondi Beach pose for a picture in front of a decorated Christmas tree and inflatable reindeer on Christmas Day December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed Tourists wearing Santa hats and Australian flag-inspired bikinis walk along Sydney's Bondi Beach as they celebrate Christmas Day, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed