• A boy dressed in a hay suit marks Easter with his friends near Vysoke Myto, Czech Republic. Reuters
    A boy dressed in a hay suit marks Easter with his friends near Vysoke Myto, Czech Republic. Reuters
  • The sun rises behind a cross as hundreds attend the Easter sunrise service on top of Stone Mountain in Georgia, US. AP
    The sun rises behind a cross as hundreds attend the Easter sunrise service on top of Stone Mountain in Georgia, US. AP
  • Members of the folk music group Skandenieki perform during the 'Great Easter' event in Riga, Latvia. EPA
    Members of the folk music group Skandenieki perform during the 'Great Easter' event in Riga, Latvia. EPA
  • Women wearing the traditional dress of the Slavic minority of the Sorbs sing early in the morning in Rohne, eastern Germany. AFP
    Women wearing the traditional dress of the Slavic minority of the Sorbs sing early in the morning in Rohne, eastern Germany. AFP
  • Dogs at the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in front of St Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in New York. EPA
    Dogs at the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in front of St Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in New York. EPA
  • Children dressed as angels attend the traditional procession to mark the festival in Metro Manila, Philippines. Reuters
    Children dressed as angels attend the traditional procession to mark the festival in Metro Manila, Philippines. Reuters
  • Nuns light candles as part of the Easter ritual in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    Nuns light candles as part of the Easter ritual in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • Worshippers re-enact the events preceding the crucifixion in Bakote, Gambia. AFP
    Worshippers re-enact the events preceding the crucifixion in Bakote, Gambia. AFP
  • Demonstrators display peace signs during the Easter march in Berlin. AFP
    Demonstrators display peace signs during the Easter march in Berlin. AFP
  • The empty armchair of Pope Francis at the Vatican after the pontiff pulled out of Friday's Way of the Cross ceremony on health grounds. AFP
    The empty armchair of Pope Francis at the Vatican after the pontiff pulled out of Friday's Way of the Cross ceremony on health grounds. AFP
  • Families light candles and place flowers on the graves of their loved ones in Purulia, West Bengal. AP
    Families light candles and place flowers on the graves of their loved ones in Purulia, West Bengal. AP
  • A horse rider watches a Way of the Cross event in the San Mateo neighbourhood of Tepotzotlan, Mexico. AP
    A horse rider watches a Way of the Cross event in the San Mateo neighbourhood of Tepotzotlan, Mexico. AP
  • Easter Sunday mass at St Mary's Catholic Church in Oud Metha. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Easter Sunday mass at St Mary's Catholic Church in Oud Metha. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 30: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Christian devotees participate in a 2024 Korea Easter Parade on March 30, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. Christians around the globe are staging processions, festivals and rituals to commemorate Easter. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)
    SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 30: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Christian devotees participate in a 2024 Korea Easter Parade on March 30, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. Christians around the globe are staging processions, festivals and rituals to commemorate Easter. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)
  • The Passion of Jesus act by the Wintershall group of performers in London. Getty Images
    The Passion of Jesus act by the Wintershall group of performers in London. Getty Images
  • The faithful attend the Easter vigil in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
    The faithful attend the Easter vigil in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
  • Devotees carry a statue of Christ salvaged from rubble of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombing, during a procession in Katuwapitiya. AFP
    Devotees carry a statue of Christ salvaged from rubble of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombing, during a procession in Katuwapitiya. AFP
  • Children at the Good Friday procession in Managua, Nicaragua. Reuters
    Children at the Good Friday procession in Managua, Nicaragua. Reuters
  • Birds fly over penitents known as cucuruchos during the Jesus the Almighty Good Friday procession, as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Quito, Ecuador. AP
    Birds fly over penitents known as cucuruchos during the Jesus the Almighty Good Friday procession, as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Quito, Ecuador. AP
  • Plastic artists walk near a sand sculpture representing biblical passages during Holy Week celebrations in the Arenal de Cochiraya, on the outskirts of Oruro, Bolivia. Reuters
    Plastic artists walk near a sand sculpture representing biblical passages during Holy Week celebrations in the Arenal de Cochiraya, on the outskirts of Oruro, Bolivia. Reuters

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The best photos from Easter weekend celebrations around the world

From traditional outfits to reenactments of the resurrection

The National

March 31, 2024

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Updated: March 31, 2024, 9:35 AM
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