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  • 2
    May
    2013
    11:30am, EDT

    Romanians honor dead ahead of Orthodox Easter

    Andreea Alexandru / AP

    An elderly woman lights a fire next to a grave in a cemetery in the village of Copaciu, southern Romania, early on May 2.

    On this day in the Orthodox Holy Week, known as Maundy Thursday, Romanians visit the graves of their loved ones, light fires and share food with community members in memory of the departed. Orthodox worshippers celebrate Easter on May 5.

    Andreea Alexandru / AP

    A woman carries a stone cross in a cemetery in the village of Copaciu, southern Romania, early on May 2

    Previously on PhotoBlog:

    • Brrrrr! Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany with an ice water bath
    • Merry (Orthodox) Christmas! Believers celebrate with solemn ceremonies

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  • 29
    Mar
    2013
    10:20am, EDT

    Darth Vader, Alien among revelers at Holy Week celebrations in Peru

    Rodrigo Abd / AP

    A boy poses for a picture with people wearing costumes of famous sci-fi movie characters during the Canaan fair, which is part of the Holy Week events in Ayacucho, Peru, on March 28, 2013. Catholics around the world commemorate Jesus' crucifixion on Good Friday before celebrating his resurrection on Easter Sunday.

    Rodrigo Abd / AP

    An indigenous woman walks at the Canaan fair.

    Rodrigo Abd / AP

    Living statues perform in front of a church as part of the Holy Week celebrations in Ayacucho.

    Rodrigo Abd / AP

    A dog rides a carousel during the Canaan fair.

    Rodrigo Abd / AP

    A boy rests during the Canaan fair.

    Read more about Semana Santa in Ayacucho at about.com and see more of Rodrigo Abd's work on PhotoBlog:

    Divided by class, Peruvians united in love of beach

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    Actors gather at the shores of the Rimac River in Lima, Peru, to re-enact the baptism of Jesus Christ for Holy Week celebrations. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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    Why not ? Catholics in Peru are Catholics too ! Oh holy mixed metaphors and fractured fairy tales, it's all as," clear as mud but it covers the ground and the confusion spreads all around."

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  • 25
    Mar
    2013
    11:29am, EDT

    Pride, penitence and Antonio Banderas: Spaniards mark Holy Week with colorful processions

    Emilio Morenatti / AP

    Hooded penitents from the La Paz brotherhood walk to the church to take part in a procession in Seville, Spain, on March 24, 2013.

    Christian believers around the world are marking the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. On Sunday, hundreds of processions were held in towns and cities across Spain.

    In his Palm Sunday service at the Vatican, Pope Francis appealed to the crowd to shun corruption and reach out to "the humble, the poor, the forgotten."

    Eloy Alonso / Reuters

    Women wearing traditional mantilla dresses smoke outside a church before taking part in the Brotherhood procession of "Los Estudiantes" (The Students) at the start of Holy Week in Oviedo, northern Spain, on March 24, 2013.

    Emilio Morenatti / AP

    "Costaleros" from "La Estrella" brotherhood, wait their turn to carry over their backs the portable dais platform which supports a statue of Jesus Christ during a procession in Seville on March 24, 2013.

    Marcelo Del Pozo / Reuters

    Penitents pass a man with a dog as they walk to a church before taking part in the procession of "La Paz" (Peace) brotherhood during Holy Week in the Andalusian capital of Seville, March 24, 2013.

    Jon Nazca / Reuters

    Film actor and director Antonio Banderas, second right, sings a song to the Virgin inside a church as he takes part as a penitent in the "Lagrimas and Favores" brotherhood in a Palm Sunday procession in Malaga on March 24, 2013.

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    A penitent of the "La Paz" brotherhood holds a religious item with an image of the Virgin Mary as he takes part in a procession in Seville on March 24, 2013.

    Emilio Morenatti / AP

    A waiter tries to see from a window as the procession of "La Paz" brotherhood passes along a street in Seville on March 24, 2013.

    Eloy Alonso / Reuters

    Spanish legionnaires carry a statue of the Christ of the Mercy into church after the Palm Sunday procession of the "Estudiantes" brotherhood was suspended due to rain in Oviedo on March 24, 2013.

    Jon Nazca / Reuters

    A crying woman is comforted by fellow penitents inside a church where they took shelter from the rain during the "Lagrimas y Favores" (Tears and Favors) brotherhood Palm Sunday procession in Malaga on March 24, 2013.

    Jon Nazca / Reuters

    Penitents light their candles as they take part in the "Humildad" (Humility) brotherhood Palm Sunday procession in Malaga on March 24, 2013.

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    Interesting. Most people would throw rocks at the guys if they wore that outfit in the US but....interesting!

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  • 15
    Apr
    2012
    5:20pm, EDT

    Russian Orthodox celebrate Easter

    Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP - Getty Images

    Russian Orthodox believers celebrate Easter at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow on April 14.

    The Orthodox church follows the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar, which is why the date of celebration differs. 

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    Around the world, Christians celebrate the holiest week of the year.

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  • 9
    Apr
    2012
    2:10pm, EDT

    First Family hosts White House Easter Egg Roll

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    President Barack Obama acts out a part of the story while reading from the book "Where the Wild Things Are" with first lady Michelle Obama (L) and his daughter Sasha (R) during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 9 in Washington, D.C.

    Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

    President Obama smiles at the Easter Bunny during the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll on April 9 on the South Lawn

    Larry Downing / Reuters

    First lady Michelle Obama (R) and her children, Sasha (C) and Malia cheer at the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on April 9 in Washington D.C.

    Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA

    Visitors participate in the 2012 White House Annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 9. More than 35,000 people are expected at the event.

    Brendan Smialowski / AFP - Getty Images

    President Obama does pushups during basketball shooting drills during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on April 9. The annual event includes sporting activities and games along with the traditional easter egg roll.

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    9 comments

    this is the best of model of the best leader ,, friendly ,,easy going ,,loving ,, your family is the best of example for the next generation ,, and i believe ,,, you are going to stay in the white house for the next 4 years ,,, take care GOD BLESS YOU and YOUR FAMILY , MR PRESIDENT ,,

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  • 9
    Apr
    2012
    11:16am, EDT

    Celebrating Easter with a splash! Slovakians douse women with water

    Samuel Kubani / AFP - Getty Images

    Young Slovaks dressed in traditional costumes throw a bucket of water at a girl as part of Easter celebrations in the village of Trencianska Tepla, 145 km north of Bratislava on April 9. Slovakia's men splash women with water and hit them with a willow to symbolize youth, strength and beauty for the upcoming spring season.

    Radovan Stoklasa / Reuters

    A Slovak youth dressed in traditional costume throws a bucket of water at a girl as part of Easter celebrations in the village of Trencianska Tepla, 145 km (90 miles) north of Bratislava April 9. Girls are doused with water and whipped in a custom believed to ensure a woman's fertility and beauty.

    Radovan Stoklasa / Reuters

    Slovak youths dressed in traditional costumes throw a girl into a creek as part of Easter celebrations in the village of Trencianska Tepla, 145 km (90 miles) north of Bratislava April 9. Girls are doused with water and whipped in a custom believed to ensure a woman's fertility and beauty.

    Radovan Stoklasa / Reuters

    A Slovak youth dressed in traditional costume throws a bucket of water at a woman on a bicycle as part of Easter celebrations in the village of Trencianska Tepla, 145 km (90 miles) north of Bratislava April 9. Girls are doused with water and whipped in a custom believed to ensure a woman's fertility and beauty.

     

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    Isn't that how they killed the wicked witch of the west?

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  • 8
    Apr
    2012
    11:46am, EDT

    A hippity hoppity Easter bunny takes to the waves

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    A person wearing an Easter bunny costume makes a wakeboard jump during a promotional event in Hamburg, Germany, April 8.

     Related content: Christians mark Easter Sunday at ancient holy site; Pope calls for peace in Syria

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  • 7
    Apr
    2012
    8:23pm, EDT

    Christians prepare for Easter around the world

    K.M. Chaudary / AP

    Pakistani Christians hold candles during an Easter vigil Mass in a church in Lahore, Pakistan, April 7.

    As Christians took part in celebrations in Pakistan and other parts of the world, Pope Benedict XVI presided over services at the Vatican:

    Pope Benedict, leading the world's Catholics into Easter, said on Saturday that technological progress, in the absence of awareness of God and moral values, is a threat to the world.

    Benedict presided at a solemn Easter vigil Mass in St Peter's Basilica to usher the 1.2 billion-member church into the most important day of its liturgical calendar

    -- Reported by msnbc.com news services

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  • 6
    Apr
    2012
    9:25pm, EDT

    Full moon rises behind New York City

    Julio Cortez / AP

    A full moon rises behind the New York City skyline seen from Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange, N.J., Friday, April 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

    Space.com reports: Traditionally, the April full moon is known as "the Pink Moon," supposedly as a tribute to the grass pink or wild ground phlox, considered one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other monikers include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon and, among coastal Native American tribes, the Full Fish Moon, for when the shad came upstream to spawn.

    (Traditional names for the full moons of the year are found in some publications, such as the Farmers' Almanac. We also published the complete list of full moon names here on Space.com. The origins of these names have been traced back to Native America, though they may also have evolved from old England or, as Guy Ottewell, editor of the annual publication Astronomical Calendar, suggests, "writer's fancy.")

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    Beautiful!!

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  • 6
    Apr
    2012
    8:13pm, EDT

    Pontiff presides over Via Crucis procession on Good Friday

    Gabriel Bouys / AFP - Getty Images

    Pope Benedict XVI is shown at the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession on April 6 in Rome. Christians mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Friday in a series of ceremonies culminating on Sunday, when they celebrate Christ's resurrection.

    Read about the Pope's remarks from the event

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    Please be respectful of others' beliefs. If they are not yours, I can respect that. But return the courtesy and keep this type of comment to yourself on Christian Holy Days. We won't change your mind and you certainly won't change ours. By the way, I've done the readings. I believe.

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  • 6
    Apr
    2012
    3:00pm, EDT

    Christians celebrate the holiest week of the year

    Daniel Ochoa De Olza / AP

    Penitents from 'Jesus Yacente' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain, in the early hours of Friday, April 6. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week.

    Jim Gold, msnbc.com reports:  Religious observances intersect this year for two major faiths. As Christians around the world continue their Holy Week with Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, Jews will begin Passover on Friday at sunset. The confluence comes as the Jewish lunar-based calendar makes the 15th of the Hebrew month of Nisan fall on Good Friday.

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    If any of you guys think it's hard being Christian, try being an atheist, I guarantee you it's much harder. At least as a Christian in America you don't have to hide your faith for fear of being treated differently. Enjoy your holiday.

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  • 6
    Apr
    2012
    8:01am, EDT

    Penitence, pain as Christians mark Good Friday

    Dani Pozo / AFP - Getty Images

    Penitents leave San Pedro church carrying a statue depicting "Jesus the Poor" during a Holy Week procession on April 5, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

    Erik De Castro / Reuters

    A boy looks at the palm of a penitent nailed on a wooden cross during a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion on Good Friday in Barangay Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga in northern Philippines, April 6, 2012.

    Dean Lewins / EPA

    Hundreds of people follow 'Jesus' played by Paul Cattanach as he drags a cross through Pitt Street Mall as part of the Wesley Mission's Good Friday, Way of the Cross Procession in Sydney, Australia, on April 6, 2012.

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    • Christian, Jewish holidays intersect Friday
    • In the heart of the Holy Land, visiting Jesus' burial site
    • Palm Sunday observed around the world
    • Tree in Germany blooms 10,000 Easter eggs
    • More photos in our Easter slideshow

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