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Holy Week celebrations 2025

Christians around the world celebrate the week leading up to Easter Sunday.

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Holy Week celebrations 2025

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  1. Holy Week celebrations around the world

  2. Members of the Italian community take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Bensheim, southwest of Frankfurt, Germany, April 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

  3. Filipino penitents lie on the ground while performing self-flagellation on Maundy Thursday in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 17. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

  4. Penitents take part in a procession during Holy Week in Bilbao, Spain, April 16. REUTERS/Vincent West

  5. People from the Ecce-Homo brotherhood wait outside a church to take part in a procession during Holy Week, in Ronda, southern Spain April 17. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  6. Members of the 'Borriquita' brotherhood take part in a Palm Sunday procession during the Holy Week in Madrid, Spain, April 13. REUTERS/Ana Beltran

  7. Penitents take part in a procession on the "Viernes de Dolores" (Friday of Sorrows), next to San Vicente church, ahead of upcoming Holy Week processions, in Bilbao, Spain, April 11. REUTERS/Vincent West

  8. A man dressed as a demon takes part in a ceremony known as Los Talciguines, as part of religious activities to mark the start of the Holy Week in Texistepeque, El Salvador, April 14. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

  9. People from the La Columna brotherhood, carry a statue of Christ on a weighted structure, traditionally known as 'trono', as they take part in a procession, during Holy Week in Ronda, southern Spain April 16. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  10. Hooded Catholic faithful participate in the Torch Procession, known as Fogareu, during the Holy Week in Goias, State of Goias, Brazil April 17. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

  11. Hooded Catholic faithful walk in the Torch Procession, known as Fogareu, during the Holy Week in Goias, State of Goias, Brazil April 16. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

  12. Worshippers touch the Stone of Anointing on the day of the Washing of the Feet ceremony on Easter Holy Week in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 17. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

  13. Spanish legionnaires carry a statue of Christ, known as the 'Christ of the Good Death' as they leave a church during a procession of the Ecce-Homo brotherhood during Holy Week in Ronda, southern Spain April 17. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  14. A 'costalero' from the Padre Jesus brotherhood, acting as a penitent, rests on a street as he and others carry a statue of Christ on a structure traditionally known as 'paso', during Holy Week, in Ronda, southern Spain, April 17. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  15. Barefoot Pappamusci devotees wait for the departure of the Holy Week procession in Francavilla Fontana, Italy, April 18. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

  16. A penitent reacts as he performs self-flagellation on Good Friday in Navotas City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 18. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

  17. A Pappamusci devotee walks in the street during Holy Week rituals in Francavilla Fontana, southern Italy, April 17. Wearing traditional white garments, straw-colored capes, and veiled hoods, the faithful walk through the streets in pairs, visiting churches as part of the Easter rites. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

  18. Members of the clergy take part in a procession during the Catholic Washing of the Feet ceremony on Easter Holy Week in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 17. REUTERS/AmmarAwad

  19. Penitents take part in a procession on the "Viernes de Dolores" (Friday of Sorrows), next to San Vicente church, ahead of upcoming Holy Week processions, in Bilbao, Spain, April 11. REUTERS/Vincent West

  20. Christian worshippers attend a Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 13. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

  21. A Greek Orthodox nun attends a Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 13. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

  22. Christian worshippers light candles, as others attend a Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 13. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

  23. A priest sprinkles holy water over parishioners during a service marking the Orthodox feast of Palm Sunday, which celebrates Jesus Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem, at a cathedral in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Staromykhailivka (Staromikhailovka) near Donetsk, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, April 13. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

  24. A priest sprinkles holy water over parishioners during a service marking the Orthodox feast of Palm Sunday, which celebrates Jesus Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem, at a cathedral in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Staromykhailivka (Staromikhailovka) near Donetsk, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, April 13. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

  25. A worshipper holds a candle during a Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 13. REUTERS/AmmarAwad

  26. Greek Orthodox priests and Christian worshippers attend a Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 13. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

  27. People acting as 'penitents', belonging to La Pollinica brotherhood, take part in a Palm Sunday procession at the start of Holy Week, in Ronda, southern Spain April 13. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  28. People acting as 'penitents', belonging to La Pollinica brotherhood, wait inside a church to take part in a Palm Sunday procession at the start of Holy Week, in Ronda, southern Spain April 13. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  29. Neighbors watch from their balconies as 'costaleros' belonging to La Pollinica brotherhood carry a statue of the Virgin Mary on a structure traditionally known as 'paso', as they take part as 'penitents' in a Palm Sunday procession at the start of Holy Week, in Ronda, southern Spain April 13. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  30. Catholics carry traditional 'palms', made of tree branches decorated with paper flowers, as they take part in Palm Sunday processions at the start of the Holy Week, in Lyse, Poland, April 13. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

  31. Children look on as Catholic worshippers wait to take part in a Palm Sunday procession, as the Holy Week begins, in Suchitoto, El Salvador April 13. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

  32. Catholic worshippers take part in a Palm Sunday procession, as the Holy Week begins, in Suchitoto, El Salvador April 13. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

  33. Catholic worshippers wait to take part in a Palm Sunday procession, as the Holy Week begins, in Suchitoto, El Salvador April 13. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

  34. People acting as 'penitents', belonging to Los Gitanos brotherhood, leave a church to take part in a procession at the start of the Holy Week, in Ronda, southern Spain April 13. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  35. Youths and a woman wearing a traditional mantilla dress, wait outside a church to take part as 'penitents' in a procession of Los Gitanos brotherhood, at the start of the Holy Week, in Ronda, southern Spain April 13. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  36. A person acting as a 'penitent', belonging to Los Gitanos brotherhood, walks along a street towards a church to take part in a procession at the start of Holy Week, in Ronda, southern Spain April 13. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  37. 'Costaleros' belonging to Los Gitanos brotherhood leave a church as they carry a statue of the Virgin Mary on a structure traditionally known as 'paso', as they take part as 'penitents' in a procession at the start of Holy Week, in Ronda, southern Spain April 13. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  38. Members of the ‘Borriquita’ brotherhood take part in a Palm Sunday procession during the Holy Week in Madrid, Spain, April 13. REUTERS/Ana Beltran

  39. Women dressed as traditional 'Manola' come out of Pontifical Basilica of San Miguel to take part in a Palm Sunday procession during the Holy Week in Madrid, Spain, April 13. REUTERS/Ana Beltran

  40. Members of the music band play a Spanish National Anthem it as they take part in a procession of Los Gitanos brotherhood, at the start of Holy Week, in Ronda, southern Spain April 13. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  41. Members of the 'Borriquita' brotherhood take part in a Palm Sunday procession during the Holy Week in Madrid, Spain, April 13. REUTERS/Ana Beltran

  42. A woman wearing a traditional 'Manola' dress holds a rosary in her hands during the Palm Sunday procession for the Holy Week in Madrid, Spain, April 13. REUTERS/Ana Beltran

  43. People in Madrid attend the Palm Sunday procession for the Holy Week in Madrid, Spain, April 13. REUTERS/Ana Beltran

  44. A woman wearing a traditional 'Manola' dress waits for the rain to stop outside the Almudena Cathedral before the Palm Sunday procession during the Holy Week in Madrid, Spain, April 13. REUTERS/Ana Beltran

  45. A tattoo of Christ is seen on the arm of a 'costalero' belonging to Los Gitanos brotherhood as he and other carry a statue of Christ on a structure traditionally known as 'paso', as they take part as 'penitents' in a procession at the start of Holy Week, in Ronda, southern Spain April 13. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

  46. Catholics pray with a rosary at a church before they take part in Palm Sunday processions at the start of the Holy Week, in Lyse, Poland, April 13. REUTERS/KacperPempel

  47. A Catholic woman prays at a church before she takes part in Palm Sunday processions at the start of the Holy Week, in Lyse, Poland, April 13. REUTERS/KacperPempel

  48. A priest blesses traditional 'palms', made of tree branches decorated with paper flowers, during Palm Sunday processions at the start of the Holy Week, in Lyse, Poland, April 13. REUTERS/KacperPempel

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