Best photography from around the world, April 20

Marta Asenjo holds a black cloth as her daughter Leyre Huerga, 9, descends representing an angel during a rehearsal of ‘La bajada del Angel’ in Penafiel, Spain. Every Easter Sunday since 1799, ‘La Bajada del Angel’ represents an angel appearance where a young child dressed as an angel unveils the Virgin’s face covered by a black cloth. David Ramos / Getty

A man stands in the door of the church roof inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem during the Holy Fire ceremony on 19 Arpil 2014, the day before Easter. Eastern Orthodox Christians believe the Holy Fire, which emenates from within the Tomb of Christ and quickly spreads around the church and outside to Jerusalem and even to foreign countries, represents the flame of the Resurrection power, as well as the fire of the Burning Bush of Mount Sinai. Abir Sultan / EPA

A Muslim pilgrim holds his eyes open as he performs inside the shrine of Muslim saint Shah-e-Alam during Urs, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Urs is an annual festival held for 10 days to mark the death anniversary of the Muslim saint in the city. Amit Dave / Reuters

A family helps bury a boy in sand at a beach to celebrate Easter Sunday, near Manila Bay in Cavite province. Filipinos flocked to beaches traditionally on Easter Sunday after commemorating Lent in the predominant Roman Catholic country, local media reported. Erik De Castro / Reuters

Members of the Samaritan community walk in procession atop Mount Gerizim, above the West Bank city of Nablus, at sunrise on 20 April 2014, during a religious service marking the end of their Passover holiday. Jewish people mark Passover as a celebration of their liberation from slavery over 3,000 years ago by God in Egypt. Alaa Badarneh / EPA

Young men ignite rockets from a launching platform, during a traditional Easter celebration in the village of Vrontados, on the Greek island of Chios. As a variation of the Greek habit of throwing fireworks during the celebration of the Orthodox service at midnight before Easter Sunday, Louisa Goulaimaki / AFP