A girl stands in front of crosses before a procession to celebrate Easter at a church in Icheon, South KoreaPhotograph: Kim Hong-Ji/ReutersA 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 religionPhotograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPAPope 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 CityPhotograph: 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 GermanyPhotograph: Matthias Hiekel/APPeople are silhouetted against the rising sun during an Easter service in MassachusettsPhotograph: Jessica Rinaldi/ReutersChristians pray at an Easter mass in a Christian neighbourhood in Islamabad, PakistanPhotograph: Muhammed Muheisen/APPeople 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/EPAA man dressed as Jesus Christ takes part in a resurrection parade in Valencia, eastern SpainPhotograph: Manuel Bruque/EPAA statue of the Risen Christ is carried during an Easter Sunday procession as confetti streams down in Cospicua, MaltaPhotograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/ReutersA Nepalese Christian girl with a painted face during a religious gathering to mark Easter Sunday, KathmanduPhotograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPABelarusian Roman Catholics take part in a procession around a church as they celebrate Easter in the small town of RakovPhotograph: Sergei Grits/APA woman kisses a statue of Christ during the Easter Sunday prayers at the Red Catholic Cathedral in Minsk, BelarusPhotograph: Viktor Drachev/AFP/Getty ImagesCelia 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 SpainPhotograph: Alvaro Barrientos/APChristians 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 cityPhotograph: Sebastian Scheiner/APA priest blesses the congregation at Regina Mundi church in Soweto Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Most Rev and Rt Hon Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, leads the Easter Sunday service at Canterbury Cathedral Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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