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Holy Week and Easter, 2016 (34 photos)

Last week, Christians around the world celebrated Holy Week and Easter, commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ – his return to Jerusalem, his crucifixion, and his resurrection. Families attended church services, hooded penitents took part in processions, and children hunted for Easter eggs. In Catholic passion plays, participants depicted Jesus’ trial and death. Other local rituals drew heavily on earlier pre-Christian traditions. Collected here are images from several Holy Week and Easter activities this year.