• Pope Francis arrives to celebrate the Easter Sunday mass outside St Peter's Basilica on St Peter's Square in the Vatican City. AFP
    Pope Francis arrives to celebrate the Easter Sunday mass outside St Peter's Basilica on St Peter's Square in the Vatican City. AFP
  • Pope Francis celebrates the Easter Sunday mass outside St Peter's Basilica on St Peter's Square in the Vatican City. AFP
    Pope Francis celebrates the Easter Sunday mass outside St Peter's Basilica on St Peter's Square in the Vatican City. AFP
  • People attend a holy mass marking Palm Sunday at the Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia. EPA
    People attend a holy mass marking Palm Sunday at the Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia. EPA
  • Christians pray in Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem's old city. AP
    Christians pray in Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem's old city. AP
  • Children dressed as angels perform during the Easter Sunday celebration 'Salubong' in Santo Tomas, Pampanga, Philippines. EPA.
    Children dressed as angels perform during the Easter Sunday celebration 'Salubong' in Santo Tomas, Pampanga, Philippines. EPA.
  • Archbishop Anthony Fisher hands out Easter eggs after Easter Sunday Solemn Mass at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, Australia. EPA
    Archbishop Anthony Fisher hands out Easter eggs after Easter Sunday Solemn Mass at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, Australia. EPA
  • Russian Orthodox Church believers hold willow branches, while celebrating Palm Sunday in Moscow. EPA
    Russian Orthodox Church believers hold willow branches, while celebrating Palm Sunday in Moscow. EPA
  • Romanian Orthodox priests and believers stand outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest. AP
    Romanian Orthodox priests and believers stand outside the Patriarchal Cathedral after an Orthodox Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest. AP
  • Pakistani Christians attend early morning Easter mass at St. Patric Church in Karachi, Pakistan. AP
    Pakistani Christians attend early morning Easter mass at St. Patric Church in Karachi, Pakistan. AP
  • Romanians light fires at the graves of their loved ones during Palm Sunday celebration in the village of Herasti, south of Bucharest. AFP
    Romanians light fires at the graves of their loved ones during Palm Sunday celebration in the village of Herasti, south of Bucharest. AFP
  • Pakistani Christians gather outside the St Patrick Church after attending early morning Easter mass, in Karachi, Pakistan. AP
    Pakistani Christians gather outside the St Patrick Church after attending early morning Easter mass, in Karachi, Pakistan. AP
  • A child removes the black veil from the Virgin Mary during 'Salubong' in Santo Tomas, Pampanga, Philippines. EPA
    A child removes the black veil from the Virgin Mary during 'Salubong' in Santo Tomas, Pampanga, Philippines. EPA
  • Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Holy Land Theofilos III, leads the Orthodox Palm Sunday mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City. AP
    Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Holy Land Theofilos III, leads the Orthodox Palm Sunday mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City. AP

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Christians around the world celebrate Easter - in pictures

Take a look at how different countries are marking Palm Sunday, the annual event commemorating Jesus's resurrection

The National

April 21, 2019

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