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ASIA is a great place to be during Easter – the weather is warm and fairly dry, and the crowds from the West would have subsided from the Christmas peak.
Hanoi Archbishop Cardinal Peter Nguyen Van Nhon washes the feet of a nun while he performs the Catholic “washing the feet” ceremony at the St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hanoi. Source: Reuters/KHAM
A Catholic worshipper kisses the crucifix during the annual Good Friday ceremony as part of Easter celebration at the St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hanoi. Source: Reuters/KHAM
A man portrays Jesus Christ during a re-enactment to mark Good Friday in Guwahati, India. Source: Reuters/Anuwar Hazarika
Catholic nuns from the Missionaries of Charity attend a Good Friday procession in Kolkata, India. Source: Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri
People pray in front of Jesus Christ statues at a church to mark Good Friday in Kolkata, India. Source: Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri
A man portraying Jesus Christ carries a cross while performing a re-enactment during the Good Friday procession in Mumbai, India. Source: Reuters/Shailesh Andrade
Masked penitents locally called “Morions” take part during the Good Friday re-enactment of the Passion of Christ in Boac, Marinduque, central Philippines. Source: Reuters/Erik De Castro
Ruben Enaje, who is portraying Jesus Christ for the 31st time, grimaces in pain as he was nailed to a wooden cross during a Good Friday crucifixion re-enactment in Cutud village, Pampanga province, north of Manila, Philippines. Source: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
A girl takes part in a local Lenten ritual called “Moriones” in Mogpog, Marinduque, Philippines. Source: Reuters/Erik De Castro
A man holds an image of Jesus Christ while surrounded by churchgoers holding palm fronds during a Palm Sunday mass in Paranaque city, metro Manila, Philippines. Source: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
Christians pray during a Good Friday mass at the St. Andrews Church in Karachi, Pakistan. Source: Reuters/Akhtar Soomro
A girl attends the Easter mass at the Fatima Church in Islamabad, Pakistan. Source: Reuters/Faisal Mahmood
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