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Photos: Easter week traditions around the world
Devotees prepare before taking part during Palm Sunday in Zaragoza, northern Spain, Sunday, April 2, 2023. Millions of Spaniards take to the road in the days leading up to Easter, traveling to see family or for a holiday break. For many, seeing traditional processions with painted religious icons that can weigh over a ton is a cathartic annual ritual, a time to reflect on past sorrows and current ills. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Pope Francis waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A nun helps Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich carrying a wooden cross in front of the Sacre-Coeur basilica, during the Way of the Cross ceremony as part of Easter celebrations, Friday, April 7, 2023 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill releases a bird celebrating the Annunciation preceding the celebration of Orthodox Easter in front of the Annunciation Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Penitents of the "Dulce nombre de Jesus" brotherhood take part in the "Miserere" procession in Baena, southern Spain, Monday, April 3, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A Christian woman kisses a Jesus Christ cross as other wait during Good Friday service at Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 7, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Members of the band practice prior to the procession at the Veracruz church in Aguilar de la Frontera, southern Spain, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Catholic faithfuls march carrying Palm fronds to commemorate Palm Sunday, which marks the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, April 2, 2023. The ceremony marks the beginning of the Holy Week leading to Easter. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Chilean illustrator Pepa Espinoza paints an Easter egg along with other artists as part of the performance "Easter Colors" organized by Parque Del Recuerdo cemetery in Santiago, Chile, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Easter Egg Roll decorations are on display in the East Colonnade of the White House, Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Washington. The annual Easter Egg Roll is scheduled to take place Monday, April 10. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Worshipper Jose Maria Segura sings a "saeta" as the Virgin Mary is carried out of the church during the procession of "El Cerro" brotherhood in Seville, Spain, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Devotes carries flowers before taking part in the Holy Monday procession in Logrono, northern Spain, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
A decorative egg designed by a student from Pennsylvania is on display in the East Colonnade of the White House, Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Washington. The annual Easter Egg Roll is scheduled to take place Monday, April 10. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A portable dais platform which supports a statue of the Virgin Mary, is carried by "costaleros" during a procession in Seville, Spain, Sunday, April 2, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
The priest Antonio Bueno confesses to a penitent of the brotherhood of "Los Estudiantes" before starting the procession through the streets of Seville, Spain, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
From top, Cardinals, Bishops, and clerics attend the Palm Sunday's mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican Sunday, April 2, 2023 a day after being discharged from the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, where he has been treated for bronchitis, The Vatican said. The Roman Catholic Church enters Holy Week, retracing the story of the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection three days later on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Masked devotes take part in the Holy Monday procession in Logrono, northern Spain, Monday, April 3, 2023. Millions of Spaniards take to the road in the days leading up to Easter, traveling to see family or for a holiday break. For many, seeing traditional processions with painted religious icons that can weigh over a ton is a cathartic annual ritual, a time to reflect on past sorrows and current ills. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
A young boy holds a crucifix during a procession to mark Good Friday in Jammu, India, Friday, April 7, 2023. Christians all over the world attend mock crucifixions and passion plays that mark the day Jesus was crucified, known to Christians as Good Friday. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Ruben Enaje is nailed to the cross during a reenactment of Jesus Christ's sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals April 7, 2023, in the village of San Pedro, Cutud, Pampanga province, northern Philippines. The real-life crucifixions, a gory Good Friday tradition that is rejected by the Catholic church, resumes in this farming village after a three-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Penitents from "La Candelaria" brotherhood walk across the Seville cathedral as they takes part in a procession, Spain, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Devotes known as "Las Manolas", hold candles while taking part in the Holy Monday procession in Logrono, northern Spain, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Members of the "Las Siete Palabras" brotherhood place the "Cristo de la agonÃa" as part of the preparation for a Holy Week procession in Zamora, Spain, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Penitents of "Los Estudiantes" brotherhood gather in one of the courtyards of the University of Seville before starting the procession, Spain, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A penitent of "Santa Genoveva" brotherhood holds a baby as they watch at the Virgin Mary before taking part in a procession in Seville, Spain, Monday, April 3, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A " Costalero" from the " La Vera Cruz" brotherhood prepares to carry over his back the portable dais platform which supports a statue of the Virgin de La Vera Cruz, in a procession in Seville, Spain, Monday, April 3, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Laura Leon)
Priest Antonio Bueno confesses Rocio Molina, a penitent of the brotherhood of "Los Estudiantes", before starting the procession through the streets of Seville, Spain, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents from the 'Cristo de la Buena Muerte' brotherhood carry a wooden image representing Jesus Christ as they take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain, early Tuesday, April 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A baby dressed as a penitent sleeps before the start of the "Hermandad de Jesús en su tercera caÃda" procession during Spain's Holy Week in Zamora, Spain, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Worshippers watch as the Virgin Mary is carried out of the church during the procession of "El Cerro" brotherhood in Seville, Spain, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents from "La Redencion" brotherhood carry a portable dais platform which supports a statue of the Virgin Mary during a procession in Seville, Spain, Monday, April 3, 2023. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Penitents from the 'Cristo de la Buena Muerte' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain, early Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Millions of Spaniards take to the road in the days leading up to Easter, traveling to see family or for a holiday break. For many, seeing traditional processions with painted religious icons that can weigh over a ton is a cathartic annual ritual, a time to reflect on past sorrows and current ills. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Hyderabad, India, Friday, April 7, 2023. Christians all over the world attend mock crucifixions and passion plays that mark the day Jesus was crucified, known to Christians as Good Friday. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Christians pause along the Via Dolorosa, a route that is believed to be the path Jesus walked to his crucifixion, on Good Friday in the Old City of Jerusalem, Friday, April 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Pope Francis watch the procession of cardinals as he prepares to celebrate the Palm Sunday's mass in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican Sunday, April 2, 2023 a day after being discharged from the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, where he has been treated for bronchitis, The Vatican said. The Roman Catholic Church enters Holy Week, retracing the story of the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection three days later on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Francis blesses chrism oil contained in a jar during a Chrism Mass where the chrism, the oil of the catechumens and the oil of the sick are consecrated, and all the priests renew the promises made on the day of their ordination, inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Francis celebrates the Chrism Mass where the chrism, the oil of the catechumens and the oil of the sick are consecrated, and all the priests renew the promises made on the day of their ordination, inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
