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Christians in The World Celebrate Easter

Published April 25th, 2019 - 11:55 GMT

The world is celebrating Easter which is a festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

It is also part of the culmination of the "Holy Week", which includes the days of the Easter Triduum, the Maundy Thursday and the Last Supper and Good Friday of the crucifixion and death of Jesus according to Christian tradition. 

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Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III (C), leads the traditional Washing of the Feet ceremony in front of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019, as part of the Orthodox Holy Week celebrations. GALI TIBBON / AFP

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III (C), leads the traditional Washing of the Feet ceremony in front of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019, as part of the Orthodox Holy Week celebrations. GALI TIBBON / AFP

An Orthodox pilgrim kisses the anointment stone at the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019, during the Orthodox Holy Week. GALI TIBBON / AFP

An Orthodox pilgrim kisses the anointment stone at the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019, during the Orthodox Holy Week. GALI TIBBON / AFP

A Coptic Orthodox pilgrim poses for a picture as he carries a wooden cross at the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019 during the Orthodox Holy Week. GALI TIBBON / AFP

A Coptic Orthodox pilgrim poses for a picture as he carries a wooden cross at the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019 during the Orthodox Holy Week. GALI TIBBON / AFP

A Coptic Egyptian pilgrim submerges herself in the waters of the Jordan River after she was baptized on April 23, 2019 at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site near the West Bank city of Jericho as part of their Easter pilgrimage to the holy Land. According to the gospels Jesus Christ was baptized in the waters of the Jordan River by John the Baptist. GALI TIBBON / AFP

A Coptic Egyptian pilgrim submerges herself in the waters of the Jordan River after she was baptized on April 23, 2019 at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site near the West Bank city of Jericho as part of their Easter pilgrimage to the holy Land. According to the gospels Jesus Christ was baptized in the waters of the Jordan River by John the Baptist. GALI TIBBON / AFP

Catholic faithfuls take part in the traditional Nazareno de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Nazarene) procession in the framework of Holy Week celebrations in Caracas, on April 17, 2019. YURI CORTEZ / AFP

Catholic faithfuls take part in the traditional Nazareno de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Nazarene) procession in the framework of Holy Week celebrations in Caracas, on April 17, 2019. YURI CORTEZ / AFP

Teams from the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne process to the start point to fight over the 'bottles' (wooden casks) during the Easter Monday Hallaton Hare Pie Scrambling and Bottle Kicking traditional event in the village of Hallaton in central England on April 22, 2019. Oli SCARFF / AFP

Teams from the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne process to the start point to fight over the 'bottles' (wooden casks) during the Easter Monday Hallaton Hare Pie Scrambling and Bottle Kicking traditional event in the village of Hallaton in central England on April 22, 2019. Oli SCARFF / AFP

Greek Orthodox priests participate in the traditional Washing of the Feet ceremony in front of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019 as part of the Orthodox Holy Week celebrations. GALI TIBBON / AFP

Greek Orthodox priests participate in the traditional Washing of the Feet ceremony in front of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019 as part of the Orthodox Holy Week celebrations. GALI TIBBON / AFP

A North Macedonian Orthodox Christian woman holds candles as she takes part in midnight Easter services at the Kalishta Monastery, in the village of Kalishta near Struga, on April 27, 2019. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

A North Macedonian Orthodox Christian woman holds candles as she takes part in midnight Easter services at the Kalishta Monastery, in the village of Kalishta near Struga, on April 27, 2019. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

Colorful lanterns lift into in the night sky of Leonidio, a seaside town in the Peloponnese, to mark the Ressurection of Christ celebrated by the Greek Orthodox Church on April 28, 2019. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP

Colorful lanterns lift into in the night sky of Leonidio, a seaside town in the Peloponnese, to mark the Ressurection of Christ celebrated by the Greek Orthodox Church on April 28, 2019. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP

Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the ‘Holy Fire’ as they gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 27, 2019. GALI TIBBON / AFP

Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the ‘Holy Fire’ as they gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 27, 2019. GALI TIBBON / AFP

Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the ‘Holy Fire’ as they gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 27, 2019. THOMAS COEX / AFP

Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the ‘Holy Fire’ as they gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 27, 2019. THOMAS COEX / AFP

An Orthodox priest blesses traditional cakes and eggs on the eve of Orthodox Easter at Saint Petersburg's Pokrovsky Cathedral on April 27, 2019. Olga MALTSEVA / AFP

An Orthodox priest blesses traditional cakes and eggs on the eve of Orthodox Easter at Saint Petersburg's Pokrovsky Cathedral on April 27, 2019. Olga MALTSEVA / AFP

Millions of Greeks flock to churches around the country this week to celebrate Easter, the country's foremost religious celebration. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP

Millions of Greeks flock to churches around the country this week to celebrate Easter, the country's foremost religious celebration. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP

An artist paints a giant Easter egg in the yard of an Orthodox monastery in central Moscow on April 26, 2019, ahead of the Orthodox Easter on April 28, 2019. Russia celebrates the Orthodox Easter on Sunday April 28, 2019. Mladen ANTONOV / AFP

An artist paints a giant Easter egg in the yard of an Orthodox monastery in central Moscow on April 26, 2019, ahead of the Orthodox Easter on April 28, 2019. Russia celebrates the Orthodox Easter on Sunday April 28, 2019. Mladen ANTONOV / AFP

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III (C), leads the traditional Washing of the Feet ceremony in front of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019, as part of the Orthodox Holy Week celebrations. GALI TIBBON / AFP
An Orthodox pilgrim kisses the anointment stone at the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019, during the Orthodox Holy Week. GALI TIBBON / AFP
A Coptic Orthodox pilgrim poses for a picture as he carries a wooden cross at the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019 during the Orthodox Holy Week. GALI TIBBON / AFP
A Coptic Egyptian pilgrim submerges herself in the waters of the Jordan River after she was baptized on April 23, 2019 at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site near the West Bank city of Jericho as part of their Easter pilgrimage to the holy Land. According to the gospels Jesus Christ was baptized in the waters of the Jordan River by John the Baptist. GALI TIBBON / AFP
Catholic faithfuls take part in the traditional Nazareno de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Nazarene) procession in the framework of Holy Week celebrations in Caracas, on April 17, 2019. YURI CORTEZ / AFP
Teams from the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne process to the start point to fight over the 'bottles' (wooden casks) during the Easter Monday Hallaton Hare Pie Scrambling and Bottle Kicking traditional event in the village of Hallaton in central England on April 22, 2019. Oli SCARFF / AFP
Greek Orthodox priests participate in the traditional Washing of the Feet ceremony in front of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019 as part of the Orthodox Holy Week celebrations. GALI TIBBON / AFP
A North Macedonian Orthodox Christian woman holds candles as she takes part in midnight Easter services at the Kalishta Monastery, in the village of Kalishta near Struga, on April 27, 2019. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP
Colorful lanterns lift into in the night sky of Leonidio, a seaside town in the Peloponnese, to mark the Ressurection of Christ celebrated by the Greek Orthodox Church on April 28, 2019. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP
Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the ‘Holy Fire’ as they gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 27, 2019. GALI TIBBON / AFP
Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the ‘Holy Fire’ as they gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 27, 2019. THOMAS COEX / AFP
An Orthodox priest blesses traditional cakes and eggs on the eve of Orthodox Easter at Saint Petersburg's Pokrovsky Cathedral on April 27, 2019. Olga MALTSEVA / AFP
Millions of Greeks flock to churches around the country this week to celebrate Easter, the country's foremost religious celebration. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP
An artist paints a giant Easter egg in the yard of an Orthodox monastery in central Moscow on April 26, 2019, ahead of the Orthodox Easter on April 28, 2019. Russia celebrates the Orthodox Easter on Sunday April 28, 2019. Mladen ANTONOV / AFP
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III (C), leads the traditional Washing of the Feet ceremony in front of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019, as part of the Orthodox Holy Week celebrations. GALI TIBBON / AFP
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III (C), leads the traditional Washing of the Feet ceremony in front of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019, as part of the Orthodox Holy Week celebrations. GALI TIBBON / AFP
An Orthodox pilgrim kisses the anointment stone at the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019, during the Orthodox Holy Week. GALI TIBBON / AFP
An Orthodox pilgrim kisses the anointment stone at the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019, during the Orthodox Holy Week. GALI TIBBON / AFP
A Coptic Orthodox pilgrim poses for a picture as he carries a wooden cross at the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019 during the Orthodox Holy Week. GALI TIBBON / AFP
A Coptic Orthodox pilgrim poses for a picture as he carries a wooden cross at the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019 during the Orthodox Holy Week. GALI TIBBON / AFP
A Coptic Egyptian pilgrim submerges herself in the waters of the Jordan River after she was baptized on April 23, 2019 at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site near the West Bank city of Jericho as part of their Easter pilgrimage to the holy Land. According to the gospels Jesus Christ was baptized in the waters of the Jordan River by John the Baptist. GALI TIBBON / AFP
A Coptic Egyptian pilgrim submerges herself in the waters of the Jordan River after she was baptized on April 23, 2019 at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site near the West Bank city of Jericho as part of their Easter pilgrimage to the holy Land. According to the gospels Jesus Christ was baptized in the waters of the Jordan River by John the Baptist. GALI TIBBON / AFP
Catholic faithfuls take part in the traditional Nazareno de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Nazarene) procession in the framework of Holy Week celebrations in Caracas, on April 17, 2019. YURI CORTEZ / AFP
Catholic faithfuls take part in the traditional Nazareno de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Nazarene) procession in the framework of Holy Week celebrations in Caracas, on April 17, 2019. YURI CORTEZ / AFP
Teams from the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne process to the start point to fight over the 'bottles' (wooden casks) during the Easter Monday Hallaton Hare Pie Scrambling and Bottle Kicking traditional event in the village of Hallaton in central England on April 22, 2019. Oli SCARFF / AFP
Teams from the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne process to the start point to fight over the 'bottles' (wooden casks) during the Easter Monday Hallaton Hare Pie Scrambling and Bottle Kicking traditional event in the village of Hallaton in central England on April 22, 2019. Oli SCARFF / AFP
Greek Orthodox priests participate in the traditional Washing of the Feet ceremony in front of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019 as part of the Orthodox Holy Week celebrations. GALI TIBBON / AFP
Greek Orthodox priests participate in the traditional Washing of the Feet ceremony in front of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019 as part of the Orthodox Holy Week celebrations. GALI TIBBON / AFP
A North Macedonian Orthodox Christian woman holds candles as she takes part in midnight Easter services at the Kalishta Monastery, in the village of Kalishta near Struga, on April 27, 2019. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP
A North Macedonian Orthodox Christian woman holds candles as she takes part in midnight Easter services at the Kalishta Monastery, in the village of Kalishta near Struga, on April 27, 2019. Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP
Colorful lanterns lift into in the night sky of Leonidio, a seaside town in the Peloponnese, to mark the Ressurection of Christ celebrated by the Greek Orthodox Church on April 28, 2019. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP
Colorful lanterns lift into in the night sky of Leonidio, a seaside town in the Peloponnese, to mark the Ressurection of Christ celebrated by the Greek Orthodox Church on April 28, 2019. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP
Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the ‘Holy Fire’ as they gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 27, 2019. GALI TIBBON / AFP
Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the ‘Holy Fire’ as they gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 27, 2019. GALI TIBBON / AFP
Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the ‘Holy Fire’ as they gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 27, 2019. THOMAS COEX / AFP
Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the ‘Holy Fire’ as they gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 27, 2019. THOMAS COEX / AFP
An Orthodox priest blesses traditional cakes and eggs on the eve of Orthodox Easter at Saint Petersburg's Pokrovsky Cathedral on April 27, 2019. Olga MALTSEVA / AFP
An Orthodox priest blesses traditional cakes and eggs on the eve of Orthodox Easter at Saint Petersburg's Pokrovsky Cathedral on April 27, 2019. Olga MALTSEVA / AFP
Millions of Greeks flock to churches around the country this week to celebrate Easter, the country's foremost religious celebration. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP
Millions of Greeks flock to churches around the country this week to celebrate Easter, the country's foremost religious celebration. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP
An artist paints a giant Easter egg in the yard of an Orthodox monastery in central Moscow on April 26, 2019, ahead of the Orthodox Easter on April 28, 2019. Russia celebrates the Orthodox Easter on Sunday April 28, 2019. Mladen ANTONOV / AFP
An artist paints a giant Easter egg in the yard of an Orthodox monastery in central Moscow on April 26, 2019, ahead of the Orthodox Easter on April 28, 2019. Russia celebrates the Orthodox Easter on Sunday April 28, 2019. Mladen ANTONOV / AFP

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