Holy Week Observances Around The World
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Palm Sunday signals the start of Holy Week in the Christian religion. Festivals around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Here, a cast member in the role of Jesus performs a scene from the "Via Crucis" during Holy Week in the Basque town of Balmaseda, in northern Spain, on March 25, 2016.