Christmas traditions
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Santa celebrates with circus visitors 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17 for the debut of the annual city circus, at the Trier Moselauen. Circus shows take place at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. except for Dec. 17, the day of the debut, and Jan. 2, when there is one show at 11 a.m. and a second show at 3:30 p.m. There are no shows on Dec. 24 or on New Year’s Day. The circus also has its own webpage at www.weihnachtscircus-trier.de. (U.S. Air Force photo/Iris Reiff)