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The Rituals and Traditions of Easter and Holy Week (42 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, while other local rituals drew heavily on earlier pre-Christian traditions. Collected here are images from several Holy Week and Easter activities this year.

Palestinian Christians attend a service on Easter Sunday at the Saint Porfirios church in Gaza City on April 1, 2018. (Suhaib Salem / Reuters)
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/04/the-rituals-and-traditions-of-easter-and-holy-week/557075/