A man poses for a photo with his child near a Christmas tree in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 14, 2022. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
DAMASCUS, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Shining Christmas decorations illuminate the Syrian capital Damascus ahead of the festival season, despite a deepening economic crisis in the war-torn country.
Dessert shops are busy preparing Christmas-shaped chocolate while vendors in a Christmas Market are displaying various kinds of gifts, which may deliver Syrians' good wishes for the upcoming new year.
People are seen at a "Christmas Market" set up in Damascus, capital of Syria, Dec. 15, 2022. The market constitutes more than 75 wooden huts, displaying decorations, gifts and food during the holiday season. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
Syrians attend a "Christmas Market" set up in Damascus, the capital of Syria, on Dec. 15, 2022. The market constitutes more than 75 wooden huts set up recently to display Christmas decorations, gifts, food, and celebratory activities during the holiday season. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
A Syrian girl hugs a Christmas decoration in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
Christmas chocolate is seen in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 7, 2022. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
A boy holding balloons poses for photos near a Christmas tree in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 29, 2021. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) ■
