Easter Celebrations Around the World

Author: jone Date: 14 November, Category: Appealing, Visits 2563

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Rev. Mark Twietmeyer, of Trinity Lutheran Church in Boulder, delivers his Easter sermon as the sun rises Two, on March 31, 2013. Boulder churches, Trinity Lutheran and Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran, celebrated Easter morning with their annual Easter Sunrise Service at the Boulder Reservoir. (Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera)

Faithful gather during the Good Friday procession in Ayacucho, Peru, late Friday, March 29, 2013. 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. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

A Catholic priest blesses the faithful attending a service on the eve of Catholic Easter, in a church in Minsk March 30, 2013. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

U.S. President Barack Obama (top C), first lady Michelle Obama (3rd R) and their daughters Malia (2nd R) and Sasha (R) arrive with the Easter Bunny for the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, April 1, 2013. Also pictured are the first lady's mother Marian Robinson (top L) and Robbie Novak (bottom L), who goes by the stage name Kid President. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Visitors have their picture taken with volunteers in costume at the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, April 1, 2013. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) participates in the 135th annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, April 1, 2013. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

A Christian pilgrim touches a pillar of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, March 30, 2013. Less than 2 percent of the population of Israel and the Palestinian territories is Christian, mostly split between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities. Israel's Tourism Ministry said it expects some 150,000 visitors in Israel during Easter week and the Jewish festival of Passover, which coincide this year. (Photo by Bernat Armangue/AP Photo)

Worshippers hold candles during the Easter vigil mass in Cathedral-Basilica at the Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, March 30, 2013. (Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo)

A worshipper reaches to touch a crucifix during Easter mass at Virgin Mary Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The Chaldean Church is an Eastern Rite church affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)

Indian Christians decorate Easter eggs in preparation of Easter Sunday in Gauhati, India, Saturday, March 30, 2013. As part of the Easter tradition, Christians decorate eggs and distribute to worshipers on Easter Sunday. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Pope Francis holds the Book of the Gospels as he leads a vigil mass during Easter celebrations at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican March 30, 2013. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Children dressed like angels attend a ceremony on the eve of Easter Sunday at the official Catholic church South Cathedral in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 30, 2013. China and the Vatican have no diplomatic ties and the ruling Communist Party forced Chinese Catholics to sever their ties with the Holy See in the 1950s. China officially records about 6 million Catholics worshipping in 6,300 congregations across the country, although millions more are believed to worship outside the official church, with considerable crossover between the two in many areas. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

Penitents carry a Jesus Christ figure as they take part in the procession of [La Soledad] during Holy Week in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, March 30, 2013. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/AP Photo)

A Filipino boy rides inside a styrofoam box as they swim at the polluted waters of Manila's bay, Philippines as they celebrate Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. Despite a city-imposed swimming ban, many poor Filipinos set up makeshift tents and swam along the bay to cool themselves from summer's sweltering heat. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)

Priests to light the fire before the Easter vigil mass at the Cathedral in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, March 30, 2013. (Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo)

Christian worshippers light candles during the Sunday Easter mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (Photo by Sebastian Scheiner/AP Photo)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth collects flowers from children as she leaves The Deanery at St Georges Chapel with Prince Philip (R) at Windsor Castle after the Easter service in Windsor, southern England, March 31, 2013. (Photo by Paul Hackett/Reuters)

Peter Doan Van Vuon's mother Mary Tran Thi Map (front row, L) and her daughter Teresa Doan Thi Map hold candles while praying for the release of her son and grandsons, before their trial next week, during Easter mass at Thai Ha church in Hanoi March 31, 2013. The case of Vuon's family in Vietnam's northern Hai Phong port city, who used landmines and guns to stop local officials from seizing their land in January 2012, has sparked rare open criticism of the authorities' strong-arm approach. Six police and soldiers had been injured in the clash, and four people – Van Vuon, his brother and two other relatives – were arrested. (Photo by Kham/Reuters)

People wearing their Easter hats pose for photos at the Easter Bonnet Parade in New York in this combination photo March 31, 2013. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

Spencer Slate, costumed as a scuba-diving Easter bunny, is shown in this handout photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau as he hides eggs amid eel grass, in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key Largo, Florida March 31, 2013. About 80 adults and children participated in an Underwater Easter Egg Hunt, seeking real hard-boiled eggs painted with non-toxic food coloring to avoid adverse effects on the marine ecosystem. (Photo by Bob Care/Reuters/Florida Keys News Bureau)

Eighteen-month-old Ariana Simmons, of New York, center, poses for photographs on New York's Fifth Avenue as she takes part in the Easter Parade Sunday March 31, 2013. (Photo by Tina Fineberg/AP Photo)

Celia de La Vega, 7, dressed as an angel, during the Easter Sunday ceremony [Descent of the Angel]', during Holy Week in the small town of Tudela, northern Spain, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha, first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia walk across Lafayette Park from the White House on their way to Easter services at St John's Episcopal Church March 31, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Pool)

Performance artist Davey Mitchell, dressed up as [iBunny], poses for photos while taking part in the Easter Bonnet Parade in New York March 31, 2013. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

Nuns walk during the Sunday Easter mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (Photo by Sebastian Scheiner/AP Photo)

Worshippers dressed as angels wait to participate in the Easter Sunday procession in the historic city of Ouro Preto in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, March 31, 2013. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Performers sit near their drums before the start of Lagos Carnival in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, April 1, 2013. Performers filled the streets of Lagos' islands Monday as part of the Lagos Carnival, a major festival in Nigeria's largest city during Easter weekend. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)

Voodoo followers wearing white swim in a sacred pool during a Voodoo ceremony in Souvenance, Haiti, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Hundreds of Voodoo followers travel to Souvenance over Easter weekend to show their devotion to the spirits. Voodoo was brought to Haiti by slaves from West Africa and is one of Haiti's three recognized religions. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)

Women take a break during the Lagos Regatta in Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday, March 31, 2013. The Lagos Regatta is part of this year's Lagos Carnival, a festival that sees dancers fill the streets of Nigeria's largest city during Easter weekend. (Photo by Jon Gambrell/AP Photo)

Christians pray during Easter mass at the Mother Teresa Catholic Church in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (Photo by Nabil al-Jurani/AP Photo)

People crowd St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on occasion of the celebration of the Easter mass Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pope Francis is celebrating his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter's Square, which is packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans. (Photo by Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo)

Pakistani Christian girls, display their hands decorated with Bangles and painted with Henna paste as they celebrate Easter holiday following a mass at in a Christian neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pakistan's Christians, are celebrating Easter along with other Christian nations. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen/AP Photo)

Iraqi Christians congratulate each other after Easter mass at Mar Youssif Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The Chaldean Church is an Eastern Rite church affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. (Photo by Karim Kadim/AP Photo)

A statue of the Risen Christ is seen during an Easter Sunday procession in Cospicua, outside Valletta March 31, 2013. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

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