Sunday, April 4, 2010

Easter Around the World



Romanian Roman Catholic worshipers attend an Easter religious service at the St. Iosif cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on April 4.



Spectators stand in front of a traditional easter fire in Oberhaeuslingen north of Frankfurt on April 3.



A Russian Orthodox priest blesses easter cakes and colored eggs during an Orthodox Easter ceremony at a church in Moscow on April 3.



Penitents take part in the procession of the ''Maria Santisima de los Siete Dolores" brotherhood on April 2, during a Holy Week procession in Madrid. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week.



Children examine a sculpture made from Easter eggs at its unveiling at the Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine. The sculpture, created by Ukrainian artist Oksana Mas, is made from 3,000 wooden Easter eggs painted in traditional Ukrainian style.



Roman Catholic clergymen hold candles as they circle the Stone of Anointing during the Holy Thursday ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 1.


Pakistani Christians listen to a priest as they gather to celebrate Good Friday in a Christian neighborhood of Islamabad, Pakistan.



 Girls wait to participate in the re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week on the outskirts of Lima, Friday, April 2.



Penitents from the San Francisco brotherhood take part in a procession in Quito, Peru, on Good Friday.



A penitent carries a cross during a Good Friday procession in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City on Friday. Residents of this neighbourhood have taken part in re-enactments of Christ's crucifixion for more than 167 years.



Pope Benedict XVI unveils the cross during a service on Good Friday at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. Pope Benedict XVI, 82, celebrated the Passion of the Lord in the afternoon before presiding over the stations of the cross, re-enacting Jesus Christ's final hours and crucifixion, later in the evening at Rome's Colosseum.



A Catholic woman cries during a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.


A Christian pilgrim dressed as Jesus Christ is attached to a cross during a re-enactment of the crucifixion during a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old City.



Haitian actors Sterline Dumarcer, top, as Virgin Mary, and Junior Ralph Dufort, as Jesus, take part in a re-enactment of Jesus' death in Port-au-Prince on Friday.



An actor reenacts the crucifixion of Jesus on Good Friday during Holy Week in the Petare shantytown in Caracas, Friday, April 2.

9 comments:

Cathy_of_Alex said...

Vin: Stunning photos series. I can tell you did a lot of work finding these photos. Thank you for your efforts. Regarding the 2nd photo with the paschal bonfire; somewhere in Utah a priest cries!

God bless you and Happy Easter, my friend!

Fr. John Mary, ISJ said...

WOW!
Blessed Easter to you,V.
Thanks for your blog...I love it!
FrJM

Fr. John Mary, ISJ said...

WOW!
Blessed Easter to you,V.
Thanks for your blog...I love it!
FrJM

Vincenzo said...

Cathy, LOL.
Thank you FrJM. Happy and Blessed Easter to both of you!

belinda said...

Beautiful post Vince.

Happy Easter. I hope you can score some chocolate!


My continuing food saga...There was a rootbeer float in the kitchen with my name on it... I ate it.

There will be a piece of homemade blueberry pie for breakfast then on Tuesday it's back to the gym...

Vincenzo said...

Belinda, yep, ate too many Cadbury Creme Eggs. I haven't had a float in so long. I wish I had blueberry pie!
Happy Easter!

Fr. John Mary, ISJ said...

Cadbury Eggs=Easter around here...it would be absolute anarchy if I could not find them (and I DID have to hunt a while at Walmart yesterday:<)!)

belinda said...

Vince I have an blissful blue smile. (ewwww)

p.s. I'm saving the black jelly beans for you!


Father, do you go to the store in your priestly clothing or do you wear jeans? I ask because I've always been curious about how Priests are treated by the general public when they're out and about. Do they point and stare, are they rude or polite generally speaking? Do they respect you? (as they should)

Vincenzo said...

Thanks! I ate some black ones yesterday, plucked every one of them from the bag. :)