Palm Sunday around the world
Christians around the world are marking Palm Sunday by waving fronds, attending church services and visiting sites in the Holy Land at the start of the Holy Week that ends with Easter.
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Vanuatu cyclone, German Easter eggs, ‘Black Butterfly’ cat | March 17
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White House Easter Egg Roll, Philippine Fire, Boston Marathon | April 21
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, a fire rages through Philippine slums, runners return to the Boston Marathon, and more in today’s daily brief.
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Rabbit obstacle course part of Prague’s Easter celebration
At the traditional Easter market at the Old Town Square in Prague, rabbits ran through an obstacle course as part of Holy Week celebrations on April 14, 2014.
Believers celebrate Palm Sunday around the world
Believers from several denominations gather from Paris to St. Petersburg to Ethiopia to celebrate Palm Sunday, marking one week until Easter, on April 13.
Greek Independence Day, remembering those aboard Flight 370 and Easter egg tree | March 25
Greeks celebrate Independence Day, candlelight vigil held in remembrance of the lives lost aboard Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, a tree decorated with 10,000 Easter eggs, and more in today’s daily brief.
Orthodox Easter weekend from around the world
Eastern Orthodox countries celebrate their foremost religious celebration, Easter, this weekend. In Romania, for Maudry Thursday incense is burned in front of graves of relatives. In Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Metropolitan Theophilos washes feet at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In Bulgaria, candles are lit in a traditional Good Friday mass at Alexander Nevski cathedral. And in Greece, the faithful pay their respect in front of a figure of a crucified Jesus Christ at Penteli monastery north of Athens.
March 31 Photo Brief: Easter Sunday, Nelson Mandela, Zombie Walk in Tokyo
Easter Sunday, Nelson Mandela’s condition improving, Zombie Walk in Tokyo and more in today’s daily brief.
March 30 Photo Brief: International pet expo, museum theft, riots in Kenya and Easter celebrations
Cats strut their stuff at the International Pet Expo in Latvia, an elephant tusk gets pilfered from a French museum, a contentious Kenyan election sparks riots and more in today’s daily brief.
Changing seasons at Mary Sue Candies
Spring may have officially begun over a week ago, but at Mary Sue Candies, it is already summer. The chocolate eggs coming off the line today will be used in this weekend’s Bunny BonanZOO, but the bulk of the Easter treats were made by Valentine’s Day.