Easter Holy Week in Spain
Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment World Easter, Holy Week, religion, Spain
Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week.
Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun Easter, eggs, Kiev, Ukraine
Some 500 traditional Ukrainian pysankas, painted Easter eggs, are presented in the center of Kiev before the celebration of the Easter, main holiday of the Orthodox church, on April 16, 2017.
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Christians across the globe will celebrate Easter throughout this weekend, including Good Friday, when according to Christian tradition Jesus Christ was crucified and died.
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Palm Sunday is the beginning of the Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path, prior to his crucifixion.
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The day in photos from around the world.
Matt Bracken 0 Comment Nation, The Baltimore Sun, World Easter
Photos of Easter celebrations around the globe.
Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment From the Vault Easter, Easter Egg Roll, White House
The annual Easter egg roll became a White House tradition after egg rolls on the Capitol grounds were prohibited due to the 1876 Turf Protection Law. Alerted to the plight of the children, President Rutherford B. Hayes opened the gates to the South Lawn for the festivities in 1878.
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“Ensacados,” or masked penitents, take part in processions around Spain during Easter Holy Week.
The Baltimore Sun 0 Comment From the Vault, Maryland, The Baltimore Sun Easter, Easter Bunny, Easter Egg Hunts, Easter Sunday, retro, vintage
From Easter bunnies to elegant dresses and over-the-top hats, here’s a look at Easter in Maryland from yesteryear.
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The day in photos from around the world.