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Shoppers brave the rain to attend the opening day of the Christmas market at Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin, Nov. 22, 2010, as the Christmas season starts with markets, decorated streets and shopping arcades starting their Christmas trade.
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A man puts finishing touches to his Christmas-themed stall at the Winter Wonderland attraction in Hyde Park on Nov. 17, 2010, in London. The festive event is held annually in Hyde Park and features an ice rink, fairground rides, a Ferris wheel and a German-style market.
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The Christmas market in Duisburg, western Germany, is seen on Sunday, Nov. 21,2010. Christmas markets all over Germany opened this week.
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A woman looks at a stand at the Christmas market from the ferris wheel on Nov. 22, 2010, in Metz, eastern France.
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A vendor sleeps in his stand of scarfs and hats at the Christmas market on Nov. 22, 2010, in Metz, eastern France.
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A man in a Santa costume stands between sales booth at the illuminated Christmas market in the western German city of Essen on Nov. 19, 2010.
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People walk through sales booths at the illuminated Christmas market in the western German city of Essen on Nov. 19, 2010. In most of the German cities, the Christmas season starts this weekend with markets, decorated streets and shopping arcades starting the Christmas trade.
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An acrobat dressed as an angel hangs from a crane's cable at the official opening of the Christmas Market at Gendarmenmarkt on Nov. 22, 2010, in Berlin. The Christmas Market at Gendarmenmarkt is among the German city's most traditional Christmas markets.
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A shopkeeper is reflected in the mirror as a shoppers brave the rain to attend the opening day of the Christmas market at Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin, Nov. 22, 2010.
