Time to be merry: Christmas markets around the world

A Christmas decoration that reads "Merry Christmas" is displayed at the traditional Christmas market in Strasbourg, eastern France, Nov. 26, 2021.

People stand between stalls at the Ravenna Gorge Christmas market, which takes place under an aqueduct, Breitnau, Germany, Nov. 25, 2021.

A sign indicates the so-called 2G rule (vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19) at the Christmas market in the city of Essen, western Germany, Nov. 29, 2021.

People visit a Christmas market in Trento, Italy, Nov. 27, 2021.

A visitor enters a Christmas market near Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 23, 2021.

People visit a Christmas market on the South Bank in London, Britain, Nov. 21, 2021.

An exhibitor prepares his Christmas Market booth at the Hauptmarkt in Nuremberg, Germany, Nov. 18, 2021.

The Christmas market is seen during its official opening as the spread of the coronavirus continues, in Frankfurt, Germany, Nov. 22, 2021.

People visit the Christmas market in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Nov. 27, 2021.

An artist dressed as Ice Queen gestures as people visit a Christmas market, amid the coronavirus pandemic, at Gendarmenmarkt square in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 22, 2021.

People attend the opening ceremony of a Christmas market in Cologne, Germany, Nov. 22, 2021.

People visit the Breitscheid square Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 22, 2021.

Street market vendors participate in the annual Christmas parade, in La Paz, Bolivia, Nov. 26, 2021.

A Christmas tree is illuminated as the traditional Christmas market at the Old Town Square has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, in Prague, Czech Republic, Nov. 27, 2021.

People walk past an illuminated tree at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, Nov. 26, 2021.

A sign showing mask requirement for visitors is seen at the Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany, Nov. 29, 2021.

A sign is placed at the entrance to a Christmas market in Hamburg, Germany, Dec. 1, 2021.

A woman wearing a mandatory protective face mask passes by a heart-shaped gingerbread reading "Merry Christmas" at the Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany, Nov. 29, 2021.

Customers wait in front of a Christmas Market on a rainy morning in central Berlin, Germany, Nov. 30, 2021.

A vendor waits for customers at the Christmas Market near the town hall in central Berlin, Germany, Nov. 30, 2021.

People visit a booth offering decorations at a Christmas market open only for visitors who are vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19, in Hamburg, Germany, Dec. 1, 2021.

Lights illuminate the Christmas market in Strasbourg, eastern France, Nov. 26, 2021.

People visit a Christmas market next to Cologne Cathedral as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Cologne, Germany, Dec. 1, 2021.

Lights illuminate the Christmas market during the coronavirus pandemic with restrictions in place in Frankfurt, Germany, Nov. 22, 2021.

Festival decorations at a market in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 29, 2021.