Good Friday around the world - in pictures


  • Catholic devotees transport a casket containing a statue of Jesus, in a ritual inherited from centuries-long Portuguese influence, in Larantuka, Indonesia. AFP
    Catholic devotees transport a casket containing a statue of Jesus, in a ritual inherited from centuries-long Portuguese influence, in Larantuka, Indonesia. AFP
  • Brotherhood members carry an image of 'Santisimo Cristo del Salvador' into the sea during a Good Friday procession, in Valencia, eastern Spain. EPA
    Brotherhood members carry an image of 'Santisimo Cristo del Salvador' into the sea during a Good Friday procession, in Valencia, eastern Spain. EPA
  • Catholic devotees take part in a Good Friday procession from a church in Dili, Timor-Leste. AFP
    Catholic devotees take part in a Good Friday procession from a church in Dili, Timor-Leste. AFP
  • Actors prepare their crosses before a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany. Reuters
    Actors prepare their crosses before a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in Bensheim, Germany. Reuters
  • A Filipino re-enactment of the death of Jesus, in San Fernando City, the Philippines. EPA
    A Filipino re-enactment of the death of Jesus, in San Fernando City, the Philippines. EPA
  • Christians in a Good Friday procession in the Dharavi slums in Mumbai, India. AFP
    Christians in a Good Friday procession in the Dharavi slums in Mumbai, India. AFP
  • Members of a congregation walk the streets of the Westburg suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa, celebrating Good Friday. EPA
    Members of a congregation walk the streets of the Westburg suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa, celebrating Good Friday. EPA
  • Parishioners from St Charbel's Maronite Catholic Parish re-enact the Stations of the Cross during a Good Friday service in Sydney, Australia. EPA
    Parishioners from St Charbel's Maronite Catholic Parish re-enact the Stations of the Cross during a Good Friday service in Sydney, Australia. EPA