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Good Friday in Tarimbaro - Mexico

Around 30,000 people were present at the Good Friday re-enactment of the stages of the cross in Tarímbaro, in Michoacan's State.

by Adid Jimenez in Mexico on 22/04/2011

Dozens of penitents were crucified in villages north of Philippines on the occasion of Good Friday, during the culmination of pagan rites held in the most populated Catholic country of Asia.

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Dozens of Filipinos crucified on Good Friday

Dozens of penitents were crucified in villages north of Philippines on the occasion of Good Friday, during the culmination of pagan rites held in the...

by Biel Calderon Rincon in Philippines on 22/04/2011

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Caracas Holy Week

The biggest religious celebration of the year with scores of processions and church events.

by Nelson González Leal in Venezuela on 22/04/2011

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Filipinos celebrate Santo Niño Ati-Atihan Festival
Considered as the mother of all Philippine festivals, the Ati-Atihan is celebrated in honor of the Christ child (Santo Niño) and the Aetas, the first settlers of the island of Panay. Ka...
Ruins in Silwan
Ruins in Kidron Valley, the Valley of "Hell" Yehoshvat, which separates the city of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, Israel. 7th January 2012
Petition for truth about Emanuela Orlandi to Benedict XVI
A group led by the brother of Emanuela Orlandi, a girl who mysteriously disappeared in 1983, tries to hand Benedict XVI a petition signed by 40.000 citizens demanding the truth of her w...
Passion of the Christ Pageant
Scenes from a live pageant depicting the passion of Christ. Mtarfa, Malta. 20th April 2011
Weekly prayers in the hot sun of Sheikh Jarrah
Mtdhamnon continues performing the regular Friday prayers in the Silwan, and Sheikh Jarrah neighborhoods of Jerusalem. Israel. 28th October 2011
Cattle sales drop due to extortion and imports - Dhaka
With alleged extortions and the import of Indian cows at an adequate number of cattle arriving at the markets, the prices of cattle have become less, but the sales have yet to get momen...
St Paul's Cathedral closed due to OccupyLSX protest camp - London
The Right Reverend Graeme Knowles, Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral has announced that St Paul's Cathedral will have to close due to the OccupyLSX protest. United Kingdom. 21st Octob...
Holi Festival of Colours - India
The Holi Festival of Colours, is an annual religious spring event celebrated in the land of Lord Krishna, called Braj. The district of Mathura, hosts this festival which lasts for over ...
Weekly Settlers-tour of the historic center of Hebron
Palestinian residents of Hebron are not allowed to walk in the streets while the tour take place. Settlers and tourists are constantly guarded by Israeli soldiers. Hebron, West Bank. 27...
Signs of normal life appear as Tripoli celebrates the end of Ramadan
Tripoli has transformed remarkably quickly from an anarchic warzone to an organized capital city. Normal daily life is beginning to return as people mark the end of the holy month of Ra...
The run up to Eid-ul Fitr in Yemen
Daily street life in Sanaa photographed over 8 days during the period of the Muslim Ramadan fasting period leading up to Eid. Yemen. 25th August 2011
Daily Life in Yemen
Daily life in the Yemeni capital, photographed over eight days during the period of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan leading up to the Eid festival. Sana'a. 25th August 2011
Malaysians make final preparations for Eid ul Fitr - Kedah
Muslims took advantage of the last day of Ramadan for shopping in a market well known in northern Malaysia, the 'Pekan Rabu'. 29th August 2011
La Perdonanza Celestiniana is celebrated - L'Aquila
The Celestine Forgiveness is a religious-historical event that is held in L'Aquila and has its climax with the opening of the Holy Door, which is at the Basilica of Santa Maria di ...
Final preparations for the upcoming Eid Ul Fitr Celebration
Malaysian Muslims will celebrate Eid Ul Fitr on 30th August 2011. Preparations have become the norm for most people and many businesses open until passed midnight during the final week ...
Jamat ul-Bida in Bangladesh
In Islamic traditions, any Friday is a source of blessing, infinite mercy, forgiveness and salvation for believers. Jamat ul-Bida popularly known as ‘Jummat’al-Wida’, is an expression o...
People begin to celebrate the end of Ramadan during Eid Ul-Fitr
Muslims all over Jakarta are leaving the capital to celebrate Eid Ul-Fitr with their relatives. Eid Ul-Fitr is celebrated to mark the end of Ramadan, which will fall on the 30th and 31...
People buy clothes at a weekly market - Quetta
People buy clothes at a weekly market during the Holy Month of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak in Quetta, Pakistan. August 07, 2011.
Chak Bazar is the most popular market for iftar in Dhaka
Chak Bazar iftar market is the most popular food market of Dhaka for Iftar or 'breaking fast food' of Ramadan. The holy month is observed by Muslims all over the world through...
First Friday of Ramadan during Yemen's Revolution - Sana'a
On Friday, the first of this Ramadan, tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to 16th Street to denounce Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime and declare their resolve for meanin...