A gingerbread house is on display at a restaurant during the 2024 Toronto Gingerbread Festival in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 8, 2024. The week-long event is held here from Dec. 3 to 10, showcasing 16 professionally-designed gingerbread houses at select storefront windows. Photo: Xinhua

A man walks past a shop window displaying a gingerbread house during the 2024 Toronto Gingerbread Festival in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 8, 2024. The week-long event is held here from Dec. 3 to 10, showcasing 16 professionally-designed gingerbread houses at select storefront windows. Photo: Xinhua

A gingerbread house is on display at a restaurant during the 2024 Toronto Gingerbread Festival in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 8, 2024. The week-long event is held here from Dec. 3 to 10, showcasing 16 professionally-designed gingerbread houses at select storefront windows. Photo: Xinhua

People walk past a shop window displaying a gingerbread house during the 2024 Toronto Gingerbread Festival in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 8, 2024. The week-long event is held here from Dec. 3 to 10, showcasing 16 professionally-designed gingerbread houses at select storefront windows. Photo: Xinhua