Easter celebrations around the world

People gather to celebrate the annual traditional Bonfire on Holy Saturday, after a two-year break caused by COVID-19 restrictions, at Mauterndorf, Austria, April 16, 2022.

Penitents wait inside the Royal Palace to start the procession of the "Santisimo Cristo de los Alabarderos" brotherhood during Holy Week in Madrid, Spain, April 15, 2022.

Amateur actors take part in the reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during the Good Friday procession in the low-income neighborhood of Petare, in Caracas, Venezuela, April 15, 2022.

Saul, 11, paints the face of Santiago, 4, as they take part in Good Friday celebrations in the Tarahumara neighborhood of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 15, 2022.

A person walks along Porthmeor beach during hot weather on Easter bank holiday weekend in St. Ives, Britain, April 16, 2022.

A worshipper guides her child after lighting a candle during Easter vigil prayers at the St. Joanes, Legio Maria of African Church Mission within Fort Jesus in Kibera district of Nairobi, Kenya, April 17, 2022.

Maya Tz'utujil indigenous people belonging to the brotherhood of the Santa Cruz carry a statue of Jesus of Nazareth during a procession as part of Good Friday celebrations, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, April 15, 2022.

Women wearing traditional mantilla dresses and a penitent of Santo Entierro brotherhood wait outside a church before taking part in a procession during Holy Week, after processions were cancelled for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Ronda, Spain, April 15, 2022.

Believers take part in the re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during the Holy Week celebration in Santiago, Chile, April 15, 2022.

The Swiss Guards arrive in St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday at the Vatican, April 17, 2022.

Worshippers hold candles during Easter vigil prayers at the St. Joanes, Legio Maria of African Church Mission within Fort Jesus in Kibera district of Nairobi, Kenya, April 17, 2022.

Maya Tz'utujil indigenous people belonging to the brotherhood of the Santa Cruz carry a statue of Jesus of Nazareth during a procession as part of Good Friday celebrations, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, April 15, 2022.

An Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christian priest attends a Palm Sunday mass at the Samaan el-Kharaz Monastery, in the Mokattam Mountain area of Cairo, Egypt, April 17, 2022.

Men of Slavic ethnic minority of Sorbs dressed in black tailcoats ride decorated horses during an Easter rider procession near Ralbitz, eastern Germany, April 17, 2022.

A Ukrainian service member holding willow branches is sprinkled with holy water during Palm Sunday celebrations, amid Russia's invasion, in Lviv, Ukraine, April 17, 2022.

A Coptic Orthodox Christian woman looks on at the start of a Palm Sunday Mass at the Samaan el-Kharaz Monastery, in the Mokattam Mountain area of Cairo, Egypt, April 17, 2022.

A person in costume is pictured during the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on 5th Ave in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 17, 2022.

Men of Slavic ethnic minority of Sorbs dressed in black tailcoats ride decorated horses during an Easter rider procession near Ralbitz, eastern Germany, April 17, 2022.

Pope Francis presides over the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession during Good Friday celebrations, at Colosseum, in Rome Italy, April 15, 2022.

People attend the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession during Good Friday celebrations at Colosseum, in Rome, Italy, April 15, 2022.

Women dressed in traditional clothes of the Slavic ethnic minority of Sorbs meet on early Easter Sunday to sing in front of a church in Schleife, eastern Germany, April 17, 2022.

Ukrainian and Russian women carry a cross as they attend the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession during Good Friday celebrations, at Colosseum, in Rome, Italy, April 15, 2022.

People participate in the "Way of the Cross Over the Brooklyn Bridge Ceremony" hosted yearly on the Christian holy day of Good Friday marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in New York City, U.S., April 15, 2022.

A person in costume is pictured next to a person waiting with bags during the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on 5th Ave in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 17, 2022.