AP PHOTOS: Holy Week celebrations around the world

Luiz Henrique, playing the role of Jesus Christ, carries a cross during a Way of the Cross reenactment as part of Holy Week celebrations, at the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Posted Saturday, April 19, 2025 2:51 am

By The Associated Press

Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments in places like Jerusalem, Brazil, Nigeria, India, Mexico and Philippines.

The week between Palm Sunday and Easter, known as Holy Week, is the most sacred time of the year for Christians, when the faithful commemorate the passion of Jesus.

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AP PHOTOS: Holy Week celebrations around the world

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