Easter Sunday around the world - in pictures

A girl stands in front of crosses before a procession to celebrate Easter at a church in Icheon, South Korea Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

A group of Nepalese Christians pray during a gathering to mark Easter Sunday in Kathmandu. 1% of the Nepalese population of 30 million are Christians. Hinduism is the main religion Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Pope Francis greets the faithful before his first Urbi et Orbi blessing from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica during Easter mass in the Vatican City Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Men of the Sorbian community ride on decorated horses during the traditional Easter procession in Ralbitz, Germany. The Sorbs are a Slavic, Catholic minority group in eastern Germany Photograph: Matthias Hiekel/AP

People are silhouetted against the rising sun during an Easter service in Massachusetts Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters

Christians pray at an Easter mass in a Christian neighbourhood in Islamabad, Pakistan Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

People watch the traditional Explosion of the Cart in Florence. A cart is packed with fireworks to provide a pyrotechnic spectacle, which is supposed to guarantee a good harvest and business prosperity Photograph: Maurizio Degl Innocenti/EPA

A man dressed as Jesus Christ takes part in a resurrection parade in Valencia, eastern Spain Photograph: Manuel Bruque/EPA

A statue of the Risen Christ is carried during an Easter Sunday procession as confetti streams down in Cospicua, Malta Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

A Nepalese Christian girl with a painted face during a religious gathering to mark Easter Sunday, Kathmandu Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Belarusian Roman Catholics take part in a procession around a church as they celebrate Easter in the small town of Rakov Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP

A woman kisses a statue of Christ during the Easter Sunday prayers at the Red Catholic Cathedral in Minsk, Belarus Photograph: Viktor Drachev/AFP/Getty Images

Celia de La Vega, secured by a harness, is transported above the crowd and a figure of the Virgin Mary during a descent of the angel ceremony on Easter Sunday in Tudela, northern Spain Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

Christians light candles during the Sunday Easter mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's old city Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/AP

A priest blesses the congregation at Regina Mundi church in Soweto Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images

The Most Rev and Rt Hon Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, leads the Easter Sunday service at Canterbury Cathedral Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images