• Pope Francis during a Chrism Mass at St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. EPA
    Pope Francis during a Chrism Mass at St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. EPA
  • Nuns take part in the Catholic Washing of the Feet ceremony on Easter Holy Week in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 14, 2022. REUTERS / Ammar Awad
    Nuns take part in the Catholic Washing of the Feet ceremony on Easter Holy Week in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 14, 2022. REUTERS / Ammar Awad
  • Filipinos in the predominantly Catholic Philippines go on pilgrimages to holy sites and practise penitence in a centuries-old tradition of observing lent since the islands were colonised by Spain in the 1500s. Getty Images
    Filipinos in the predominantly Catholic Philippines go on pilgrimages to holy sites and practise penitence in a centuries-old tradition of observing lent since the islands were colonised by Spain in the 1500s. Getty Images
  • A parishioner waits to take part in a Holy Thursday procession in Antigua, Guatemala. AP Photo
    A parishioner waits to take part in a Holy Thursday procession in Antigua, Guatemala. AP Photo
  • Penitents from the Ecce-Homo brotherhood take part in a procession in Ronda, Spain. Reuters
    Penitents from the Ecce-Homo brotherhood take part in a procession in Ronda, Spain. Reuters
  • Members of the Penitential Brotherhood take part in a procession known as 'El Ensogado', in Sietamo, northern Spain. AP Photo
    Members of the Penitential Brotherhood take part in a procession known as 'El Ensogado', in Sietamo, northern Spain. AP Photo
  • A devotee at the Basilica of St Teresa in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
    A devotee at the Basilica of St Teresa in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
  • Candles are lit for the 'El Ensogado' procession in the northern Spanish village of Sietamo. AFP
    Candles are lit for the 'El Ensogado' procession in the northern Spanish village of Sietamo. AFP
  • Hundreds of Nicaraguan Catholics during a traditional Easter festival that has been celebrated for more than a century. EPA
    Hundreds of Nicaraguan Catholics during a traditional Easter festival that has been celebrated for more than a century. EPA
  • A woman watches the procession of Jesus of Nazareth in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters
    A woman watches the procession of Jesus of Nazareth in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters
  • The procession of the ribbons in the community of Cot de Cartago, in San Jose, Costa Rica. EPA
    The procession of the ribbons in the community of Cot de Cartago, in San Jose, Costa Rica. EPA
  • Two days before Good Friday in the community of Tzintzuntzan, a traditional performance takes place, in which men dressed as Roman soldiers, on horseback and with their faces covered with red hoods so as not to be identified for betraying Jesus, take to the streets in search of of the Nazarene to arrest him. EPA
    Two days before Good Friday in the community of Tzintzuntzan, a traditional performance takes place, in which men dressed as Roman soldiers, on horseback and with their faces covered with red hoods so as not to be identified for betraying Jesus, take to the streets in search of of the Nazarene to arrest him. EPA
  • Palm leaf crosses stacked outside the Santa Teresa Basilica in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters
    Palm leaf crosses stacked outside the Santa Teresa Basilica in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters

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Christians around the world observe holy week - in pictures

Religious processions fill the streets again after Covid-19 pandemic

The National

April 15, 2022

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Updated: April 15, 2022, 10:40 AM
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