Rites Around the World

A Pakistani policeman stands guard outside a Church during an Easter Sunday Mass
in Lahore on April 24, 2011.

A procession of Catholic priests outside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher,
in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, April 24, 2011.

A girl prays at the Anointing Stone inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site
where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried, during Easter
Sunday mass, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, April 24, 2011.

A woman carrying her baby prays after an Easter mass celebrated by Abidjan
archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa, at the Saint Paul Cathedral of Abdijan, April 24,
2011. The archbishop appealed for "forgiveness, reconciliation and peace" among
Ivorians in an Easter message read in all parishes across this sprawling metropolis.
"Ivory Coast must be a land of friendship and brotherhood, whether you are Muslim
or Christian, from the north or the south, black or white, from here or from elsewhere,"
he said in the wake of the recent post-electoral crisis that ended April 11 with the
arrest of former strongman Laurent Gbagbo.

Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration
of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Faithful reenact the Good Friday
procession along a street in Medellin, Colombia, April 22, 2011.

A Filipino man carries his child as they swim at the polluted waters of Manila's Bay,
Philippines on Sunday, April 24, 2011. Many poor Filipino families who cannot afford expensive resorts turn to swimming in the murky waters of Manila's bay to celebrate Easter Sunday.

Pilgrims walk with crosses as the Northern Cross pilgrimage makes its final leg of the
journey to Holy Island, Berwick Upon Tweed, England, on Friday, April 22, 2011. For more
than 30 years, groups of pilgrims celebrate Easter by crossing the tidal causeway during
the annual Christian cross-carrying pilgrimage to Holy Island. The pilgrims walk around
100 miles through Northumberland and the Scottish Borders during Holy Week.

Muslim women attend weekly Friday prayers in Benghazi, Libya, on April 22, 2011.

Queen Elizabeth II arrives to attend the Easter Matins at St George's Chapel in
Windsor Castle on April 24, 2011, in Windsor, England. The annual service attended
by the Queen and members of the royal family.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh leave the Deanery of
St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle after attending the Easter Matins service
on April 24, 2011, in Windsor, England.

Edward the Confessor, the last of the Anglo-Saxon kings, had Westminster Abbey
built on the grounds. It was consecrated on Dec. 28, 1065. Edward was canonized
in 1161 by Pope Alexander III.

Monarchs have been crowned at the Westminster Abbey since William the Conqueror,
leader of the Norman invasion, was crowned on Dec. 25, 1066.

Ôðàíê Ãðîì, 70-ëåòíèé ñëîâåíñêèé ìàñòåð, ïîêàçûâàåò ñêîðëóïó ÿéöà, â êîòîðîé áûëî ñäåëàíî áîëåå 20 òûñÿ÷ îòâåðñòèé, 22 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà. Ýòèì ìàñòåðñòâîì îí çàíèìàåòñÿ óæå íà ïðîòÿæåíèè 18 ëåò. Îáû÷íî îðíàìåíò îäíîãî òàêîãî ÿéöà âêëþ÷àåò â ñåáÿ ïðèìåðíî 2500 - 3500 îòâåðñòèé, íà îôîðìëåíèå êîòîðîãî óõîäèò ïðèìåðíî îäíà íåäåëÿ.

Èñïîâåäóþùèå ïðàâîñëàâèå äåðæàò ñâå÷è, çàææåííûå îò "Áëàãîäàòíîãî îãíÿ", â òî âðåìÿ êàê òûñÿ÷è ëþäåé ñîáèðàþòñÿ íà Ïàñõó â õðàìå Ãðîáà Ãîñïîäíÿ â Ñòàðîì ãîðîäå, Èåðóñàëèì, 23 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà.

Õðèñòèàíñêèå ïàëîìíèêè äåðæàò äåðåâÿííûå êðåñòû âäîëü Âèà Äîëîðîçà âî âðåìÿ ïðîöåññèè â Ñòðàñòíóþ ïÿòíèöó â Èåðóñàëèìå, Èçðàèëü, 22 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà.

Ýôèîïñêèå ïðàâîñëàâíûå õðèñòèàíå ñîáðàëèñü íà öåðåìîíèþ «ñõîæäåíèÿ Áëàãîäàòíîãî îãíÿ» â ýôèîïñêîì ñåêòîðå õðàìà Ãðîáà Ãîñïîäíÿ â Ñòàðîì ãîðîäå, Èåðóñàëèì, Èçðàèëü, 23 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà.

Ýôèîïñêèå ïðàâîñëàâíûå õðèñòèàíå ïðàçäíóþò öåðåìîíèþ «ñõîæäåíèÿ Áëàãîäàòíîãî îãíÿ» â ýôèîïñêîì ñåêòîðå õðàìà Ãðîáà Ãîñïîäíÿ â Ñòàðîì ãîðîäå, Èåðóñàëèì, Èçðàèëü, 23 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà.

Õðèñòèàíñêèå ïàëîìíèêè òÿíóòñÿ ê ëó÷ó ñâåòà ïîñëå öåðåìîíèè «ñõîæäåíèÿ Áëàãîäàòíîãî îãíÿ» â õðàìå Ãðîáà Ãîñïîäíÿ â Ñòàðîì ãîðîäå, Èåðóñàëèì, â ñóááîòó, 23 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà.

Ïàïà Áåíåäèêò XVI ïðîâîäèò öåðåìîíèþ îìîâåíèÿ íîã âî âðåìÿ Ìåññû Âå÷åðè Ãîñïîäíåé â áàçèëèêå Ñâ. Èîàííà â Ðèìå, Èòàëèÿ, 21 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà. Ìåññà Âå÷åðè Ãîñïîäíåé îòìå÷àåòñÿ â Âåëèêèé ×åòâåðã ïåðåä Ïàñõîé â ïàìÿòü î Òàéíîé Âå÷åðå.

Ïàïà Áåíåäèêò XVI äåðæèò ñâå÷ó âî âðåìÿ Ìåññû Ïàñõàëüíîãî áîãîñëóæåíèÿ â áàçèëèêå Ñâÿòîãî Ïåòðà â Âàòèêàíå, ñóááîòà, 23 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà. Öåðåìîíèÿ íà÷àëàñü â ñóááîòó íî÷üþ ñ çàææåíèÿ ñâå÷è, ÷òî ñèìâîëèçèðóåò âîñêðåñåíèå Õðèñòà.

Ïàïà Áåíåäèêò XVI ïåðåäà¸ò íàðîäó ñâî¸ Ïàñõàëüíîå áëàãîñëîâåíèå 'urbi et orbi' (áóêâàëüíî, «ê Ãîðîäó (Ðèìó) è ê Ìèðó») ñ öåíòðàëüíîãî áàëêîíà áàçèëèêè Ñâÿòîãî Ïåòðà â Âàòèêàíå, 24 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà.

Âåðóþùèå èç áðàòñòâà "Santisimo Cristo del Salvador" íåñóò ðàñïÿòèå, íàïðàâëÿÿñü ê ïîáåðåæüþ âî âðåìÿ ïðîöåññèè íà Ñòðàñòíîé Íåäåëå â Âàëåíñèè, Èñïàíèÿ, 22 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà.

Êàþùèåñÿ ãðåøíèêè ïðèíèìàþò ó÷àñòèå â øåñòâèè âåðóþùèõ èç áðàòñòâà "Cristo de la buena muerte" íà Ñòðàñòíîé Íåäåëå â Çàìîðà, ñåâåð Èñïàíèè, 19 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà.

Ãðå÷åñêèé ïðàâîñëàâíûé ñâÿùåííèê äåðæèò èêîíó Èèñóñà â Ñòðàñòíóþ Ïÿòíèöó, ñèìâîëèçèðóÿ ñíÿòèå Õðèñòà ñ ðàñïÿòèÿ, â ìîíàñòûðå Ïåíäåëè, íåïîäàë¸êó îò Àôèí, ïÿòíèöà, 22 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà.

Ìîäåëü ñàìîë¸òà ñ ôèãóðîé ðàñïÿòîãî Õðèñòà íà ïåðåäíåì ïëàíå â öåðêâè â Ðóìå, ÷òî íåïîäàë¸êó îò Ãäûíè, Ïîëüøà – îòñûëêà ê àâàðèè â Ñìîëåíñêå, â êîòîðîé ïîãèá 8-îé ïðåçèäåíò Ïîëüøè Ëåõ Êà÷èíüñêèé