Good Friday Around the World
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Filipino penitent Ruben Enaje, center, who has portrayed as Jesus Christ for 27 times, is nailed on the cross as he leads others in a reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during Good Friday rituals on March 29, 2013 at Cutud, Pampanga province, northern Philippines. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, an annual rite rejected by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)
An India Christian devotee reenacts the sufferings of Jesus Christ on the occasion of Good Friday in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)
A man playing the role of Jesus carries a cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Good Friday during Holy Week, in the north of Poland March 29, 2013. (Photo by Kacper Pempel/Reuters)
Vega climbs the hill at Phipps Park as the sun begins to set. Hundreds of solemn believers watched and participated in a Passion Play – the dramatic depiction of the Passion of Jesus Christ: his trial, suffering and death – presented on Good Friday by members of St. Juliana Catholic Church in West Palm Beach. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
Ruben Enaje, 52, who is portraying Jesus Christ for the 27th time, screams while a man playing a Roman soldier pulls out a nail from his palm after he was nailed on a wooden cross during a Good Friday crucifixion re-enactment in San Pedro Cutud town, Pampanga province, north of Manila March 29, 2013. About two dozen Filipinos were nailed to crosses on Good Friday in an extreme display of devotion that the Catholic church looks down upon as a form of folk religion but appears powerless to stop. Holy Week is celebrated in many Christian traditions during the week before Easter. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)
Vega carries the cross as Roman guardsman whip the cross. Hundreds of solemn believers watched and participated in a Passion Play – the dramatic depiction of the Passion of Jesus Christ: his trial, suffering and death – presented on Good Friday by members of St. Juliana Catholic Church in West Palm Beach. (Photo by Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post)
A man playing the role of Jesus carries a cross as members of the Italian community take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Bensheim, southwest of Frankfurt, March 29, 2013. Thousands of spectators watched the yearly Passion Play performed by about 100 laity actors. Holy Week is celebrated in many Christian traditions during the week before Easter. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
Indian Christian devotees pray on Good Friday in Jammu, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Jesus Christ was crucified. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)
An Indonesian Christian devotees carries a bamboo cross as he walks with others during a Good Friday procession to reenact Jesus path to crucification in Klaten, Central Java, Indonesia, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the worls are marking Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified. (Photo by A.K. Hendratmo/AP Photo)
Pakistani Christians pray during a Mass on Good Friday in a church in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians around the world are marking the Easter holy week. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen/AP Photo)
A man playing the role of Jesus carries a cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Good Friday during Holy Week, in Jerusalem's Old City March 29, 2013. Christian worshippers retraced the route Jesus took along Via Dolorosa to his crucifixion in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Holy Week is celebrated in many Christian traditions during the week before Easter. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)
Worshippers carry a cross in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Good Friday during Holy Week, in Jerusalem's Old City March 29, 2013. Christian worshippers retraced the route Jesus took along Via Dolorosa to his crucifixion in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Holy Week is celebrated in many Christian traditions during the week before Easter. (Photo by Nir Elias/Reuters)
A Christian Catholic pilgrim lights a candle inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 29, 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)
A Filipino penitent is nailed to the cross during Good Friday rituals Friday, March 29, 2013 in Cutud, Pampanga province, northern Philippines. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, an annual rite rejected by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)
![David Carnell plays a part of Jesus Christ during a [Journey to the Cross] procession while celebrating Good Friday in Sydney, Australia, Friday, March 29, 2013. The annual event by Wesley Mission tells the Easter story in a modern Australia. (Photo by Rick Rycroft/AP Photo)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/app/2013/0000c73a_big.jpg "David Carnell plays a part of Jesus Christ during a [Journey to the Cross] procession while celebrating Good Friday in Sydney, Australia, Friday, March 29, 2013. The annual event by Wesley Mission tells the Easter story in a modern Australia. (Photo by Rick Rycroft/AP Photo)")
David Carnell plays a part of Jesus Christ during a [Journey to the Cross] procession while celebrating Good Friday in Sydney, Australia, Friday, March 29, 2013. The annual event by Wesley Mission tells the Easter story in a modern Australia. (Photo by Rick Rycroft/AP Photo)
![Jose Hernandez portrays Jesus as Catholic faithful gather at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, the first stop on the 29th annual [Crucis Viviente], on Good Friday, March 29, 2013. Coordinated by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's Hispanic Ministry Office, performers from the Hispanic community will reenact the Stations of the Cross in Spanish. The play recounts major events that occurred before Jesus Christ was sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate. Afterwards, actors, along with the Hispanic Catholic community of southeastern Wisconsin, will follow a mile-and-a-half street route as they pray the Stations of the Cross. Stopping at 15 designated areas, each [station] is marked by posters outlining how Jesus walked to his death and was resurrected (due to the large crowd expected, all streets during the route are closed to traffic). The procession begins at 1 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 2114 W. Mitchell St., Milwaukee. Archbishop Listecki will read Scripture at the ninth station at approximately 3 p.m., at St. Hyacinth Parish, 1414 W. Becher St., Milwaukee. The event concludes at the Basilica of St. Josaphat, 601 W. Lincoln Ave., Milwaukee at approximately 5 p.m. (Photo by Rick Wood)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/app/2013/0000c73b_big.jpg "Jose Hernandez portrays Jesus as Catholic faithful gather at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, the first stop on the 29th annual [Crucis Viviente], on Good Friday, March 29, 2013. Coordinated by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's Hispanic Ministry Office, performers from the Hispanic community will reenact the Stations of the Cross in Spanish. The play recounts major events that occurred before Jesus Christ was sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate. Afterwards, actors, along with the Hispanic Catholic community of southeastern Wisconsin, will follow a mile-and-a-half street route as they pray the Stations of the Cross. Stopping at 15 designated areas, each [station] is marked by posters outlining how Jesus walked to his death and was resurrected (due to the large crowd expected, all streets during the route are closed to traffic). The procession begins at 1 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 2114 W. Mitchell St., Milwaukee. Archbishop Listecki will read Scripture at the ninth station at approximately 3 p.m., at St. Hyacinth Parish, 1414 W. Becher St., Milwaukee. The event concludes at the Basilica of St. Josaphat, 601 W. Lincoln Ave., Milwaukee at approximately 5 p.m. (Photo by Rick Wood)")
Jose Hernandez portrays Jesus as Catholic faithful gather at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, the first stop on the 29th annual [Crucis Viviente], on Good Friday, March 29, 2013. Coordinated by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's Hispanic Ministry Office, performers from the Hispanic community will reenact the Stations of the Cross in Spanish. The play recounts major events that occurred before Jesus Christ was sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate. Afterwards, actors, along with the Hispanic Catholic community of southeastern Wisconsin, will follow a mile-and-a-half street route as they pray the Stations of the Cross. Stopping at 15 designated areas, each [station] is marked by posters outlining how Jesus walked to his death and was resurrected (due to the large crowd expected, all streets during the route are closed to traffic). The procession begins at 1 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 2114 W. Mitchell St., Milwaukee. Archbishop Listecki will read Scripture at the ninth station at approximately 3 p.m., at St. Hyacinth Parish, 1414 W. Becher St., Milwaukee. The event concludes at the Basilica of St. Josaphat, 601 W. Lincoln Ave., Milwaukee at approximately 5 p.m. (Photo by Rick Wood)
Actor James Burke-Dunsmore portrays the part of Jesus Christ during a performance in London's Trafalgar Square on Good Friday, on March 29, 2013. The play called [The Passion of Jesus] was a free performance depicting the betrayal, capture, trial, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, performed by the Wintershall players. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/Stefan Rousseau/Associated Press)
A Pakistani Christian woman prays during a Good Friday service at Saint Anthony Church in Lahore March 29, 2013. Holy Week is celebrated in many Christian traditions during the week before Easter. (Photo by Mohsin Raza/Reuters)
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