Friday, December 24, 2010

Christmas tree lighting,

People take photos of a Christmas snowman installation at a shopping mall in Jakarta on December 24, 2010. Indonesia's top Islamic body said on December 23 that Christmas decorations in malls, amusement centres and public places were 'excessive and provocative' in the Muslim-majority country. Nearly 90 percent of Indonesia's 234 million people are Muslim, most of whom practise a moderate version of the religion.




A woman (R) takes pictures of her friend in front of a Christmas tree at a shopping mall in Beijing on December 23, 2010. China on December 23 pledged its backing to eurozone countries amid an ongoing debt crisis and said Europe would be a 'major market' for investment of Beijing's massive foreign exchange reserves.




A man rides on the escalator next to a Christmas tree decoration at a shopping mall in Beijing on December 23, 2010. China on December 23 pledged its backing to eurozone countries amid an ongoing debt crisis and said Europe would be a 'major market' for investment of Beijing's massive foreign exchange reserves.




People shop in a shopping mall decorated with Christmas ornaments in Jakarta on December 24, 2010. Indonesia's top Islamic body said on December 23 that Christmas decorations in malls, amusement centres and public places were 'excessive and provocative' in the Muslim-majority country. Nearly 90 percent of Indonesia's 234 million people are Muslim, most of whom practise a moderate version of the religion.





People shop in a shopping mall decorated with a giant Christmas tree made of 59,327 mineral water bottles from visitors in Jakarta on December 24, 2010. Indonesia's top Islamic body said on December 23 that Christmas decorations in malls, amusement centres and public places were 'excessive and provocative' in the Muslim-majority country. Nearly 90 percent of Indonesia's 234 million people are Muslim, most of whom practise a moderate version of the religion.


source: Daylife
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