French co-owners Ghislaine Gerbaud, Gilles Raab and Maurice Bedon pose during the Christmas party organised at the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers, at Les Trois-Moutiers in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region, France, December 7, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

Co-owners visit the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers before the Christmas party at Les Trois-Moutiers in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region, France, December 7, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A view shows the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 2, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 2,2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A view shows the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 5, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A view shows a worker at the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 5, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain".Picture taken December 5,2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

The grand staircase is seen inside the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers, at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, November 14, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A view shows the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, November 14, 2019. Picture taken November 14,2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

Willy Nanlohij and his wife Hilda, two of the 25.000 co-owners of the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers , pose in their home in Enschede, Netherlands, before leaving to France for their chateau's Christmas party, December 2, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw 

A view shows the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 2, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

Suzanne and Robert Powell from UK, two of the 25 000 co-owners of the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers, pose at their home ahead of a Christmas party at the castle, in Loudun, France, December 2, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A view shows the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 2, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 2,2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A view shows a road sign at the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers, at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 7, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

French co-owners and volunteers collect dead leaves as they prepare the Christmas party at the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 7, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A view shows the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 5, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A view shows the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers , France, December 2, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A view shows the sunrise inside the Chateau de La Mothe-Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, November 14, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

Pigeons fly over the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 2, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

A view shows the Chateau de La Mothe Chandeniers at Les Trois-Moutiers, France, December 2, 2019. The chateau, a romantic ruin from the 13th century originally, standing on an island, has become a beloved place for its 25 000 co-owners, seduced by the elegant building ravaged by fire in 1932 and left to nature ever since, giving them the feeling of being a true "French chatelain". Picture taken December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

Lights forming a 180-metre long Christmas tree on a hillside outside the village of Kercem are seen from the citadel at Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Lights forming a 180-metre long Christmas tree on a hillside outside the village of Kercem are seen from the citadel at Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Lights forming a 180-metre long Christmas tree on a hillside outside the village of Kercem are seen from the citadel at Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Lights forming a 180-metre long Christmas tree on a hillside outside the village of Kercem are seen from the citadel at Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

The rising Waxing Gibbous Moon is seen behind Christmas tree lights in Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

The rising Waxing Gibbous Moon is seen behind Christmas tree lights in Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

A house decorated with Christmas lights and designs is seen in Nadur on the island of Gozo, Malta December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

A house decorated with Christmas lights and designs is seen in Nadur, on the island of Gozo, Malta December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

An aerial view shows a climber, dressed as Santa Claus, who decorates a 57-metre-high Christmas tree in a park on Tatyshev Island, located in the middle of the Yenisei River in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

An aerial view shows a climber, dressed as Santa Claus, who decorates a 57-metre-high Christmas tree in a park on Tatyshev Island, located in the middle of the Yenisei River in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A climber, dressed as Santa Claus, stands inside a crane cradle while decorating a 57-metre-high Christmas tree in a park on Tatyshev Island, located in the middle of the Yenisei River in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

An aerial view shows a climber, dressed as Santa Claus, who decorates a 57-metre-high Christmas tree in a park on Tatyshev Island, located in the middle of the Yenisei River in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

An aerial view shows a climber, dressed as Santa Claus, who decorates a 57-metre-high Christmas tree while standing inside a crane cradle in a park on Tatyshev Island, located in the middle of the Yenisei River in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A woman arranges a Christmas tree during New Year's Eve after Hurricane Maria hit the island in September, in Morovis, Puerto Rico December 31, 2017. Picture taken December 31, 2017. REUTERS/Alvin Baez 

Residents of the El Salto neighbourhood spend New Year's Eve together in a house decorated with Christmas lights, powered by a generator after Hurricane Maria damaged the electrical grid in September, in Morovis, Puerto Rico December 31, 2017. Picture taken December 31, 2017. REUTERS/Alvin Baez 

A house decorated with Christmas lights, powered by a generator after Hurricane Maria damaged the electrical grid in September, is seen during New Year's Eve in Morovis, Puerto Rico December 31, 2017. Picture taken December 31, 2017. REUTERS/Alvin Baez 

Waitress Nancy Rodriguez (C) wears a Santa hat as she talks on the phone in front of the restaurant where she works in Havana, Cuba, December 23, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini 

Artist Generoso Betancourt looks at his Christmas tree hanging over the door of his studio in downtown Havana, Cuba, December 23, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini 

Kids look at Christmas decorations displayed for sale on a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Handcrafted metal Santa Clauses are displayed for sell among others in a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares 

A man fixes a Christmas decoration displayed for sell in a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares 

A man rides a motorbike next to brunches painted in white as decoration for Christmas displayed for sell in a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares 

Kids look at Christmas decorations displayed for sell in a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares 

Brunches painted in white as decoration for Christmas are displayed for sell next to a tap-tap, a collective transportation vehicle, in a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares 

Brunches painted in white as decoration for Christmas are displayed for sell in a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares 

Christmas decorations are set on display for sell in a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares 

Christmas decorations are set on display for sell in a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares 

A man rides a motorbike next to brunches painted in white and other Christmas decorations set on display for sell in a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares 

Brunches painted in white as decoration for Christmas dry before displaying them for sale in a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares 

A worker in a conductors outfit stands by as model trains travel past a scaled model of the former Luna Park at Coney Island built entirely with plant parts during a media preview of the 25th annual Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

A model train travels past a scaled model of the former Luna Park at Coney Island built entirely with plant parts during a media preview of the 25th annual Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

A model train travels past a scaled model of the former Luna Park at Coney Island built entirely with plant parts during a media preview of the 25th annual Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

Diver Philip Chan, dressed as Santa Claus, feeds fish during Christmas festivities at the Underwater World Singapore aquarium on the island of Sentosa, December 20, 2013. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

It is said that people don't come home for Christmas to the small western Irish village of Carna, they come back for St. MacDara's Day. On that day, every July 16, hundreds make a pilgrimage off the coast of Gaelic-speaking Carna to tiny, uninhabited St. MacDara's Island, a celebration of mass and blessing of boats. It will keep them safe throughout the year, locals believe. St. MacDara, the patron saint of seafarers, is believed to have built the small church on the island in the sixth century. After mass, the locally crafted boats, known as Galway Hookers, bow their sails in the direction of the church three times to bless the year ahead. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne SEARCH "CARNA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Matching text IRELAND-PILGRIMAGE/

Emilia Kamvisi, an 85-year-old grandmother, is seen in her home in the Greek island of Lesbos February 1, 2016 after she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Kamvisi's flash of fame came after she and two friends aged 89 and 85 were photographed bottlefeeding a Syrian baby last autumn, as they helped refugees who had survived the treacherous boat journey from Turkey. Fisherman Stratis Valiamos, who has rescued scores of refugees from drowning, and Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon, who spent Christmas helping refugees in Greece, were also nominated by Greek academics and the Hellenic Olympic Committee. REUTERS/Petros Tsakmakis 

Emilia Kamvisi, an 85-year-old grandmother, is seen outside her home in the Greek island of Lesbos February 1, 2016 after she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Kamvisi's flash of fame came after she and two friends aged 89 and 85 were photographed bottlefeeding a Syrian baby last autumn, as they helped refugees who had survived the treacherous boat journey from Turkey. Fisherman Stratis Valiamos, who has rescued scores of refugees from drowning, and Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon, who spent Christmas helping refugees in Greece, were also nominated by Greek academics and the Hellenic Olympic Committee. REUTERS/Petros Tsakmakis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Greek fisherman Stratis Valiamos takes a break at the port of a fishing village in the Greek island of Lesbos October 21, 2015. Valiamos, who has rescued scores of refugees from drowning, Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon, who spent Christmas helping refugees in Greece and Emilia Kamvisi, an 85-year-old grandmother were nominated by Greek academics and the Hellenic Olympic Committee for the Nobel Peace Prize. Picture taken October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis 

Greek fisherman Stratis Valiamos repairs his fishing nets at the port of a fishing village in the Greek island of Lesbos October 21, 2015. Valiamos, who has rescued scores of refugees from drowning, Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon, who spent Christmas helping refugees in Greece and Emilia Kamvisi, an 85-year-old grandmother were nominated by Greek academics and the Hellenic Olympic Committee for the Nobel Peace Prize. Picture taken October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis 

Greek fisherman Stratis Valiamos (R) helps Syrian refugees to come ashore off the Greek island of Lesbos October 20, 2015. Valiamos, who has rescued scores of refugees from drowning, Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon, who spent Christmas helping refugees in Greece and Emilia Kamvisi, an 85-year-old grandmother were nominated by Greek academics and the Hellenic Olympic Committee for the Nobel Peace Prize. Picture taken October 20, 2015 REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis 

Greek fisherman Stratis Valiamos takes a break at the port of a fishing village in the Greek island of Lesbos October 21, 2015. Valiamos, who has rescued scores of refugees from drowning, Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon, who spent Christmas helping refugees in Greece and Emilia Kamvisi, an 85-year-old grandmother were nominated by Greek academics and the Hellenic Olympic Committee for the Nobel Peace Prize. Picture taken October 21, 2015 REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

File picture shows a man in a shop watching a recorded Christmas televised message by Greek Cypriot leader and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci (R) in Nicosia, Cyprus, December 24, 2015. The leaders of the divided island of Cyprus will make an unprecedented joint appeal to the world's political and business elite in Davos on Thursday to support their efforts to reach a settlement to their decades-old dispute. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File 

A view of the Mokulua islands in Kailua Bay from U.S. President Barack Obama's motorcade as it returns from Hanauma Bay, where he went snorkeling with family and friends, during his annual Christmas holiday vacation in Kailua, Hawaii, December 29, 2015. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry