Christians celebrate Easter week with unique traditions
Around the world, Christians re-enact biblical scenes, join candle-lit marches and make pilgrimages to Jerusalem to commemorate their belief in Christ's death and rebirth.
Hundreds of processions take place in villages throughout Spain during Holy Week like this one in Zamora.Emilio Morenatti/The Associated Press
People of Lorca, Spain re-enact biblical scenes during the Holy Thursday parade.Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
Christian pilgrims walk the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem’s Old City where according to tradition Jesus Christ carried the cross.Barbara Laborde/AFP / Getty Images
Penitents carry the Apocalypse statue during a Good Friday procession on the island of Procida in the Gulf of Naples.Mario Laporta/AFP / Getty Images
An Ethiopian Orthodox worshipper prays in Jerusalem's Old City.Amir Cohen/Reuters
Christians wearing masks and Roman costumes re-enact Christ’s passion in central Philippines.Erik de Castro/Reuters
People check their phones awaiting a Christian parade near Malaga, Spain.Jon Nazca/Reuters
Christian worshippers pray on Good Friday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.Amir Cohen/Reuters
A woman smokes before joining the "Procesion Virgen de la Esperanza" in Zamora, Spain.Emilio Morenatti/The Associated Press
Indonesian Catholics carry a cross with Jesus Christ made of straw near Magelang, Central Java.Antara Foto/Reuters
Penitents parade with crosses in the northern Spanish Basque village of Segura.Gari Garaialde/AFP / Getty Images