Pictures of the Week: December 4 – 10, 2004

Cuban soldiers stand guard outside the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana, where a Christmas display can be found following the legalization of Christmas festivities by the Castro administration following Pope John Paul II's visit in 1997
CLAUDIA DAUT / REUTERS

A Castro Christmas
A snowman salutes as Cuban soldiers stand guard outside the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana. Since the legalization of Christmas festivities by the Castro administration following Pope John Paul II's visit in 1997, one of the most public Christmas displays can be found in front of the mission, where the government organizes anti-American protests

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