Photos: Good Friday processions around the world
Good Friday processions from around the world depict the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
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A hooded penitent, wearing chains and prickly cactus stuck in his flesh, prepares to walk in a Good Friday procession during Holy Week celebrations in Atlixco, Puebla state, Mexico, Friday, April 3, 2015. Good Friday recalls Jesus' death by crucifixion. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Pilgrims kneel in prayer after reaching the final of the 14 Stations of the Cross, symbolizing when Jesus Christ was laid in his tomb, on Morne Calvaire Miracle, in Ganthier, Haiti, Friday, April 3, 2015. Thousands of devout Haitians travel to the small town east of Port-au-Prince on Good Friday, hike across the surrounding mountains, visiting the Stations of the Cross, that represent Jesus Christ's final journey to his crucifixion at Calvary. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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Indian Christian devotees enact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday, in Gauhati, India , Friday, April 3, 2015. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Jesus Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/ Anupam Nath)
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A Filipino penitent looks up as he is nailed to a wooden cross during Good Friday rituals Friday, April 3, 2015 in Pampanga province, northern Philippines. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, an annual rite frowned upon by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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A penitent from "Jesus Nazareno" brotherhood takes part in a Holy Week procession in Castro del Rio, Spain, Friday, April 3, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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A young penitent carries a wooden cross during a Good Friday procession in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, April 3, 2015. Good Friday recalls Jesus' death by crucifixion. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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Jose Castro portrays Jesus in San Juan Bautista Church's annual Good Friday procession in Lancaster, Pa., Friday, April 3, 2015. (AP Photo/PennLive.com, Jan Murphy)
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People watch as a religious float with a statue of Jesus Christ bearing a cross is paraded by penitents through the streets of Antigua Guatemala, in a Good Friday procession, April 3, 2015. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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Penitents take part in a Holy Week procession in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, April 3, 2015. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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A man dressed as Jesus Christ is lifted up after being secured on a wooden cross during a ritual procession re-enacting the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion during the annual Good Friday ceremonies in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, April 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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A Pakistani Christian woman kisses a representation of the Christ during a Mass on Good Friday in a church in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, April 3, 2015. Christians around the world are marking the Easter holy week. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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A man plays the role of Jesus during a Good Friday procession, along with other members of Domingo Savio church, in Fernando de la Mora on the outskirts of Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, April 3, 2015. Good Friday recalls Jesus' death by crucifixion. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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Women burn incense as they take part in a Good Friday procession honoring "The Lord of Miracles," the patron saint of Lima, Peru, Friday, April 3, 2015. Devout Christians in Peru commemorate the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday with processions and reenactments of the Stations of the Cross, or Jesus Christ's final procession to his crucifixion. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Filipinos watch as a penitent is nailed to the cross during Good Friday rituals Friday, April 3, 2015 at Cutud, Pampanga province, northern Philippines. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, an annual rite frowned upon by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Believers carry the Cross during a Way of the Cross procession in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, April 3, 2015. The procession on Good Friday is a part of celebrations during the Holy Week, which ends with Easter Sunday, the most important holiday for Catholics. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
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Rich Vega holds a cross during a stop of the 20th Way of the Cross procession across the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan, in recognition of Good Friday, April 3, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Brendan Paul plays the part of Jesus during a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Christ in Sydney, Friday, April 3, 2015. Members of the Wesley Mission use a modern interpretation of the recreation of Jesus' journey to the cross before a Good Friday service is held. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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During a reenactment of the final procession of Jesus Christ to his crucifixion, men playing the role of Roman soldiers raise a cross with the man playing the role of Jesus Christ at the summit of Villa Armonia in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, April 3, 2015. The annual tradition marks Good Friday for devout Catholics in Bolivia. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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A parishioner reenacts the steps of Jesus Christ's final hours in a traditional Good Friday procession, or the Stations of the Cross, in Pirenopolis, Brazil, Friday, April 3, 2015. Christians all over the world attend ceremonies that mark the day Jesus Christ was crucified, commonly known as Good Friday. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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People surround the statue of "Jesus del Gran Poder" for a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, April 3, 2015. Good Friday recalls Jesus' death by crucifixion. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)