Rites Around the World

Æåíùèíà ðàçäàåò êàðòèíêè ñ èçîáðàæåíèåì Èèñóñà Õðèñòà âî âðåìÿ ïðàçäíåñòâà «Êðîâü Õðèñòîâà» â ñîáîðå Metropolitan â Ìàíàãóà, Íèêàðàãóà, 15 àïðåëÿ 2011 ãîäà.

Òåàòðàëèçîâàííàÿ ïîñòàíîâêà ðàñïÿòèÿ Õðèñòà â Ñòðàñòíóþ ïÿòíèöó â Êàðàêàñå, Âåíåñóýëà, 2 àïðåëÿ 2010

Ïðàâîñëàâíûå ìîëÿòñÿ âî âðåìÿ ïðîöåññèè ïî Âèà Äîëîðîñà - óëèöå, ïî êîòîðîé Õðèñòîñ øåë íà Ãîëãîôó, Èåðóñàëèì, 2 àïðåëÿ 2010

Ñïåíñåð Ñëýéò, îäåòûé êàê ïàñõàëüíûé êðîëèê, ïîìåùàåò ïàñõàëüíûå ÿéöà ó êîðàëëîâîãî ðèôà, Ôëîðèäà, 1 àïðåëÿ 2010.

Ìýðè-Äæåéí Ìàìàíãóí èçîáðàæàåò ðàñïÿòîãî Õðèñòà íà ïðàçäíèêå Ñòðàñòíîé ïÿòíèöû â äåðåâíå Ñàí-Õóàí, ê ñåâåðó îò Ìàíèëû, Ôèëèïïèíû.

Ïîæèëàÿ æåíùèíà ïðèíèìàåò ó÷àñòèå â öåðåìîíèè ïðàçäíîâàíèÿ íà÷àëà Ñòðàñòíîé íåäåëè â Òàñêî, Ìåêñèêà, 1 àïðåëÿ 2010

Òåàòðàëèçîâàííîå äåéñòâèå íà ïðàçäíîâàíèè Ñòðàñòíîé ïÿòíèöû â ñòàðîé ÷àñòè Èåðóñàëèìà. 2010.

Ëþäè îòäûõàþò ïîä äåðåâüÿìè, óêðàøåííûìè ïëàñòìàññîâûìè ïàñõàëüíûìè ÿéöàìè, íà îçåðå Àëüñòåð â Ãàìáóðãå, Ãåðìàíèÿ, 2 àïðåëÿ 2010.

Êàþùèåñÿ ãðåøíèêè íà ïðàçäíîâàíèè Ñòðàñòíîé ïÿòíèöû â Êèòî, Ïåðó, 2 àïðåëÿ 2010.

Ëþäè ãîòîâÿòñÿ ïðèíÿòü ó÷àñòèå â Êðåñòíîì õîäå â Ïîðò-î-Ïðåíñå, Ãàèòè.

Ïàêèñòàíñêèå õðèñòèàíå ñîáèðàþòñÿ, ÷òîáû ïðàçäíîâàòü Ñòðàñòíóþ ïÿòíèöó â ïðåäìåñòüÿõ Èñëàìàáàäà, Ïàêèñòàí.

Ôðàíê Ñèììîíäñ íåñåò êðåñò âî ãëàâå Êðåñòíîãî õîäà ïî Áðóêëèíñêîìó Ìîñòó 2 àïðåëÿ 2010 â Íüþ-Éîðêå. Òðàäèöèîííàÿ êàòîëè÷åñêàÿ ïðîöåññèÿ íà Ñòðàñòíóþ ïÿòíèöó ñèìâîëèçèðóåò ïóòü Èèñóñà Õðèñòà íà Ãîëãîôó.

Ïðàçäíè÷íàÿ ðåêîíñòðóêöèÿ ñîáûòèé Ñòðàñòíîé ïÿòíèöû â Êàñòåëî äå Óðåìå, Ïîðòóãàëèÿ, 2 àïðåëÿ 2010.

Ïðîöåññèÿ êàþùèõñÿ ãðåøíèêîâ â Çàìîðå, Èñïàíèÿ, 1 àïðåëÿ 2010.

Äåòè ðàñìàòðèâàþò ñêóëüïòóðó, ñîñòîÿùóþ èç ïàñõàëüíûõ ÿèö, íà åå îòêðûòèè â Êèåâî-Ïå÷åðñêîé ëàâðå. Ñêóëüïòóðà, ñîçäàííàÿ óêðàèíñêîé õóäîæíèöîé Îêñàíîé Ìàñ, ñäåëàíà èç 3 000 äåðåâÿííûõ ïàñõàëüíûõ ÿèö, ðàçðèñîâàííûõ â òðàäèöèîííîì óêðàèíñêîì ñòèëå.

Ïàëîìíèêè äåðæàò ñâå÷è ó ñòåí Êîëèçåÿ â Ñòðàñòíóþ ïÿòíèöó â ïàìÿòü äíÿ ðàñïÿòèÿ Õðèñòà, Ðèì, 2 àïðåëÿ 2010.

Ïðîöåññèÿ êàþùèõñÿ ãðåøíèêîâ â íåáîëüøîì ãîðîäêå Áåðêüÿíî äå Àëèñòà, ñåâåðíàÿ Èñïàíèÿ, 2 àïðåëÿ 2010.

Þíûå ïàêèñòàíñêèå õðèñòèàíêè äåìîíñòðèðóþò ñâîè ðóêè, óêðàøåííûå áðàñëåòàìè è ðàçðèñîâàííûå õíîé, íà ïðàçäíîâàíèè Ïàñõè â õðèñòèàíñêîì ðàéîíå Èñëàìàáàäà, Ïàêèñòàí, 4 àïðåëÿ 2010.

Øàïî÷êà îäåâàåòñÿ íà ãîëîâó ïàïû ðèìñêîãî Áåíåäèêòà XVI âî âðåìÿ ïàñõàëüíîé ìåññû â ñîáîðå Ñâÿòîãî Ïåòðà â Âàòèêàíå, 3 àïðåëÿ 2010.

Êàþùèåñÿ ãðåøíèêè èç áðàòñòâà 'Ìàðèè Ñàíòèñèìû äå ëîñ Ñüåòå Äîëîðåñ' ñòîÿò íà öåðåìîíèè ïðàçäíîâàíèÿ Ñòðàñòíîé íåäåëè â Ìàäðèäå, Èñïàíèÿ, 2 àïðåëÿ 2010.

Iranian women perform their Friday prayer at the Imam mosque
in the city of Isfahan, some 234 miles south of the capital Tehran.

Kashmiri Muslims raise their hands as a head priest, unseen, displays a relic, believed to
be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Mohammad, during special prayers on the death
anniversary of Abu Bakr Siddiq, the first Caliph of Islam, at Hazratbal Shrine, on the
outskirts of Srinagar, India, Thursday, May 26, 2011.

Hindu devotees gather for a 'holy dip' in the Ganges river during the total
lunar eclipse in the temple city of Varanasi on June 16, 2011.

Each year revelers turn out to celebrate the pagan festival of 'Summer Solstice' at Stonehenge
in Wiltshire in southern England, on this day. The festival, which dates back thousands of years,
celebrates the longest day of the year when the sun is at its maximum elevation. Modern druids
and people gather at the landmark Stonehenge every year to see the sun rise on the first morning of summer.

Aymara priests conduct a ritual as part of the celebrations of the Aymara New Year.
For the Aymara people of the Central Andes - one of the biggest indigenous groups of Bolivia - the southern hemisphere's winter solstice is the start of the new agricultural cycle. It is a day of solemn local tradition supported by more exuberant festivities such as bonfires and fireworks. The key moment is sunrise, when the first rays strike the Puerta de Sol
(Gateway of the Sun) at the ancient pre-Inca ruins of Tiahuanaco, high above the city of La Paz.