Christmas atmosphere all over the world...Pope, who has a cold, will go "indoor."

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With the smoke of war all over the earth village, Christmas, when baby Jesus was born, is just two days away.

Santa Claus is starting to carry gifts from all over the southern and northern hemispheres and continents, raising the Christmas atmosphere.

Reporter Hong Joo-ye reports.

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Santa Claus appeared on a wooden horse to prevent his red pants from getting wet by the river.

Instead of a sleigh pulled by reindeer, they get on a boat and paddle themselves.

This is to deliver Christmas gifts to children along the Amazon River in Brazil.

[Jorge Albertus Moreira Barrozo / Santa Claus: In any community, children return smiles. Wherever we go, we meet smiles and great joy.]

After distributing gifts, Brazil's national sports and soccer are also together.

Santa the boatman also appeared in Venice, Italy, the city of water.

A gondola carrying Santa travels through the canal, further enhancing the Christmas atmosphere just around the corner.

In Syria, where Islamic fundamentalist militants toppled the Assad regime, Christians wait for Christmas with half excitement and half fear.

[George Kabaz / Syrian Christians] The festival will be held as usual. There's nothing new about it, except that I hope the future will be better.]

Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, wished peace around the world, referring to Ukraine and Gaza.

[Pope Francis] The weapons are silent and I hope Christmas carols go off. Let's pray for a ceasefire on all fronts on Christmas Day.]

Instead of meeting the faithful in St. Peter's Square ahead of a tight Christmas week schedule, the Pope, who caught a cold, officiated a Sunday triad inside his residence.

I'm Hong Joo Ye of YTN.


Video editing: Ko Chang-young