• Syrian Catholics celebrate Easter in Damascus on April 9, 2023. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
    Syrian Catholics celebrate Easter in Damascus on April 9, 2023. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
  • A band plays during an Easter parade in Damascus. AP
    A band plays during an Easter parade in Damascus. AP
  • People line the streets to get a glimpse of the band. AP
    People line the streets to get a glimpse of the band. AP
  • Syrian Christian Scouts march along the alleys of Old Damascus. AFP
    Syrian Christian Scouts march along the alleys of Old Damascus. AFP
  • A clergy member attends Easter mass at the Armenian church in Baghdad. Reuters
    A clergy member attends Easter mass at the Armenian church in Baghdad. Reuters
  • A Christian woman lights a candle during an Easter mass at the Armenian church. Reuters
    A Christian woman lights a candle during an Easter mass at the Armenian church. Reuters
  • Egyptian Coptic Christians attend Palm Sunday Mass at the Saint Simon Monastery in Cairo's Mokattam mountain. AFP
    Egyptian Coptic Christians attend Palm Sunday Mass at the Saint Simon Monastery in Cairo's Mokattam mountain. AFP
  • An Egyptian Coptic priest sprinkles holy water during Palm Sunday Mass in Cairo. AFP
    An Egyptian Coptic priest sprinkles holy water during Palm Sunday Mass in Cairo. AFP
  • Christian worshippers attend Easter Sunday mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    Christian worshippers attend Easter Sunday mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • Palestinian Christians attend Palm Sunday mass in a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza city. AP
    Palestinian Christians attend Palm Sunday mass in a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza city. AP
  • Lebanese Orthodox Christians join the traditional Palm Sunday procession as they walk in front of the Saint George Cathedral in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Lebanese Orthodox Christians join the traditional Palm Sunday procession as they walk in front of the Saint George Cathedral in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • A Lebanese priest distributes coloured eggs during Easter Mass at the Our Lady of Protection church in Beirut. AFP
    A Lebanese priest distributes coloured eggs during Easter Mass at the Our Lady of Protection church in Beirut. AFP

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Easter celebrations around the Middle East - in pictures

Christians in the MENA region mark religious holiday

The National

April 10, 2023

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Updated: April 10, 2023, 6:24 AM
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