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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.

    Cristina Quicler / AFP - Getty Images

    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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  • 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.

    Slideshow: Easter celebrations

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

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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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  • 5
    Apr
    2012
    11:38am, EDT

    In the heart of the Holy Land, visiting Jesus' burial site

    Bernat Armangue / AP

    A christian pilgrim prays inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Easter Holy Week, on April 5.

    Gali Tibbon / AFP - Getty Images

    Roman Catholic clergymen hold candles as they circle the aedicule during the Holy Thursday mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's old city on April 5, ahead of Easter celebrations. Christians around the world are marking the Holy Week, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, leading up to his resurrection on Easter. Christians traditionally believe the church is built on the site where Jesus was crucified and buried.

    Bernat Armangue / AP

    Catholic clergy walk holding candles during the Holy Thursday procession of the Washing of the Feet inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 5.

    Ammar Awad / Reuters

    Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal washes a priest's foot during the traditional Washing of the Feet ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ahead of Easter celebrations in Jerusalem's Old City on April 5.

    Bernat Armangue / AP

    A Christian pilgrim kisses the Anointing Stone inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 5.

    Bernat Armangue / AP

    Catholic clergy walk holding candles during the Holy Thursday procession of the Washing of the Feet inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 5.

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  • 3
    Apr
    2012
    2:46pm, EDT

    Penitents celebrate Holy Week in Seville

    Julio Munoz / EPA

    A penitent crosses a street during Holy Week in Seville city in southern Spain on April 3 after the procession he was to participate in was canceled due to rain. In Spain celebrations for Semana Santa, or Holy Week, are often spectacular. Religious statues are carried along on the shoulders of the cofrades, members of the cofradias, lay brotherhoods that organize the processions.

    Cristina Quicler / AFP - Getty Images

    Penitents walk to their church during Holy Week in Seville in southern Spain on April 3. Christians around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

    Cristina Quicler / AFP - Getty Images

    Penitents of "Los Estudiantes" brotherhood in Seville leave their church on April 3 after their procession was canceled due to bad weather during Holy Week in southern Spain.

    Cristina Quicler / AFP - Getty Images

    During the Holy Week in Seville, Spain, penitents are pictured walking to their church on April 3. Christians around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

    Emilio Morenatti / AP

    Penitents from "La Candelaria" brotherhood shelter from the rain as a couple walk along the street during a storm in Seville on April 3. Most of the Holy Week processions in the southern Spain city were canceled due to bad weather.

    Rafa Alcaide / EPA

    Two penitents in a Holy Week procession help each other take off their hoods in the city of Cordoba in southern Spain on April 3. The procession they were to participate in was called off due to bad weather.

    See more Holy Week images in PhotoBlog

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    1 comment

    Besides not celebrating Easter Jehovahs Witnesses don't celebrate their birthdays,Christmas,Mother's Day and so on. JW believe that Jesus had his second coming *invisibly* in the month of October 1914. -- Danny Haszard FMI http://www.dannyhaszard.com

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  • 21
    Apr
    2011
    3:24pm, EDT

    Jorge Guerrero / AFP - Getty Images

    Members of the Spanish Legion carry a statue of the Christ of the Good Death to the Santo Domingo de Guzman Church during a Holy Week procession on April 21, in Malaga, southern Spain. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

    Christ of the Good Death statue carried during Holy Week procession in Malaga

    See more photos from Holy Week here.

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    anyone know why it is a holy "week?

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  • 19
    Apr
    2011
    7:36am, EDT

    I. Lopez / AP

    Penitents take part in the procession of the 'Cristo de la buena muerte' brotherhood during Holy Week in Zamora, northern Spain, in the early hours of April 19. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week

    Holy Week procession in northern Spain

    See an accompanying post about Holy Week in the south of Spain.

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  • 17
    Apr
    2011
    1:33pm, EDT

    Miguel Angel Morenatti / AP

    Hooded penitents from the La Paz brotherhood take part in a procession as people look on in Seville, Spain, Sunday, April 17. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week.

    The beginning of Holy Week is celebrated in Seville, Spain

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    So frequently when I see pictures from the Holy Week processions in Spain, the images focus on the hooded penitents, but I like it that the observers of the procession are the primary subject as they are caught in a moment of what reminds me of being late for church and trying to figure out how to find a seat without causing a ruckus.

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    The Semana Santa in south Spain is an spectacle, with colors and people. It is also a demostration of faith and devotion to the Religion ,from ancient times. It is a very nice Tourist Atraction to the Spain. gualbertoalarcont@gmail.com

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