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An actor portraying Jesus is crucified as residents dressed in period clothing perform during the reenactment of Christ's suffering, Hiendelaencia, Spain, March 25, 2016.
An actor portraying Jesus is crucified as residents dressed in period clothing perform during the reenactment of Christ's suffering, Hiendelaencia, Spain, March 25, 2016.David Ramos—Getty Images
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An actor portraying Jesus is crucified as residents dressed in period clothing perform during the reenactment of Christ's suffering, Hiendelaencia, Spain, March 25, 2016.
An actor portraying Jesus is crucified as residents dressed in period clothing perform during the reenactment of Christ's suffering, Hiendelaencia, Spain, March 25, 2016.David Ramos—Getty Images
A ministrant attends a Good Friday procession in Lohr, southern Germany, March 25, 2016.
A ministrant attends a Good Friday procession in Lohr, southern Germany, March 25, 2016.Ralph Orlowski—Reuters
Indian Christians pray at a church on Good Friday in Kolkata, India, March 25, 2016.
Indian Christians pray at a church on Good Friday in Kolkata, India, March 25, 2016.Tumpa Mondal—Xinhua Press/Corbis
Participants attend the Penitential Procession of the "Battenti" with dozens of hooded penitents and centuries-old songs in Minori, Italy, March 24, 2016.
Participants attend the Penitential Procession of the "Battenti" with dozens of hooded penitents and centuries-old songs in Minori, Italy, March 24, 2016.Michele Amoruso—Sipa USA
Lebanese Christians prepare the character playing Jesus as they reenact the crucifixion of Christ during Holy Friday in the Christian village of Qraiye, east of Sidon, Lebanon, March 25, 2016.
Lebanese Christians prepare the character playing Jesus as they reenact the crucifixion of Christ during Holy Friday in the Christian village of Qraiye, east of Sidon, Lebanon, March 25, 2016.Patrick Baz—AFP/Getty Images
Penitents take part in the reenactment of the viacrucis at Andosilla in Navarra, Spain, March 25, 2016.
Penitents take part in the reenactment of the viacrucis at Andosilla in Navarra, Spain, March 25, 2016.Jesus Diges—EFE/Sipa USA
A penitent or 'nazareno' of the Las Cigarreras brotherhood takes part in the Holy Thursday procession in Sevilla, Spain, March 24, 2016.
A penitent or 'nazareno' of the Las Cigarreras brotherhood takes part in the Holy Thursday procession in Sevilla, Spain, March 24, 2016.Raul Caro—EPA
Pilgrims carry a cross on the final leg of the Northern Cross pilgrimage to Holy Island near Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, England, March 25, 2016.
Pilgrims carry a cross on the final leg of the Northern Cross pilgrimage to Holy Island near Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, England, March 25, 2016.PA Images/Sipa USA
Catholic pilgrims from the Ivory Cost carry a wooden cross along the Via Dolorosa (Way of Suffering) during the Good Friday procession in the Jerusalem's Old City of Jerusalem, March 25, 2016.
Catholic pilgrims from the Ivory Cost carry a wooden cross along the Via Dolorosa (Way of Suffering) during the Good Friday procession in the Jerusalem's Old City of Jerusalem, March 25, 2016.Gali Tibbon—AFP/Getty Images
Masked penitents from the La Santa Vera Cruz brotherhood take part in an Easter procession known as 'Los Picaos' in the small village of San Vicente de La Sonsierra, northern Spain, March 25, 2016.
Masked penitents from the La Santa Vera Cruz brotherhood take part in an Easter procession known as 'Los Picaos' in the small village of San Vicente de La Sonsierra, northern Spain, March 25, 2016.Alvaro Barrientos—AP
Participants in the procession of the Holy Christ of Peace celebrate on the night of Holy Thursday in Santander, Spain, March 24, 2016.
Participants in the procession of the Holy Christ of Peace celebrate on the night of Holy Thursday in Santander, Spain, March 24, 2016.Joaquin Gomez Sastre—NurPhoto/Sipa USA

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