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FOTOS | Semana Santa alrededor del mundo

Por Paula Bravo Medina

1 de 30 | Católicos de Indonesia recrean la crucifixión de Jesús en el complejo de la iglesia de San Mikael en Surabaya, en la isla de Java Oriental, el 14 de abril de 2017. Indonesia es un país predominantemente islámico. (Crédito: JUNI KRISWANTO/AFP/Getty Images)
2 de 30 | Integrantes de la hermandad Cristo Salvador se reúnen alrededor de una efigie de Jesucristo durante una procesión de la Semana Santa el 14 de abril de 2017 en la playa de Valencia, España. (Crédito: JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images)
3 de 30 | Actores representan los roles de Jesucristo y la virgen María durante la procesión del Viernes Santo en Yuba, Sudán del Sur, el 14 de abril de 2017. (Crédito: ALBERT GONZALEZ FARRAN/AFP/Getty Images)
4 de 30 | Católicos en el pueblo de Cot, Cartago, sostienen cintas de colores atadas a la estatua de Jesús de Nazaret, mientras asisten a una misa masiva en la iglesia de San Antonio de Padua, antes de una procesión conocida como “Jesús Nazareno de las cintas”, durante la celebración de la Semana Mayor. (Crédito: EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
5 de 30 | Una persona toca la escultura del Cristo de la Sangre durante una procesión de Semana Santa en Palma de Mallorca el 13 de abril de 2017. (Crédito: JAIME REINA/AFP/Getty Images)
6 de 30 | Esta escultura de Oscar Garcete, ubicada en Asunción, está hecha de arena y representa la Piedad concebida por este artista paraguayo. (Crédito: NORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images)
7 de 30 | Cristianos devotos de Timor Oriental tocan una figura que representa a Jesucristo mientras oran durante una procesión de Semana Santa hacia una un santuario religioso en las colinas de Comoro en Dili el 14 de abril de 2017. (Crédito: VALENTINO DE SOUSA/AFP/Getty Images)
8 de 30 | Un penitente de la hermandad Jesús Nazareno hace parte de la procesión de la pasión del Ecce Homo durante las celebraciones de Semana Santa en el noroeste de España, el 13 de abril de 2017. (Crédito: CESAR MANSO/AFP/Getty Images)
9 de 30 | Miembros de la hermandad de El Nazareno participan en la procesión de Los Cristos en la ciudad indígena de Izalco, a 60 kilómetros al oeste de San Salvador, El Salvador, el 13 de abril de 2017. (Crédito: MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images)
10 de 30 | Una mujer de la hermandad Cristo Salvador, en Valencia, España, toca una efigie de Jesús en la cruz durante la procesión de Semana Santa en las playas de Valencia. (Crédito: JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of the Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. / AFP PHOTO / Marie-Laure MESSANA (Photo credit should read MARIE-LAURE MESSANA/AFP/Getty Images)
11 de 30 | Vista de 360 grados de la Plaza de San Pedro en El vaticano antes de la misa por el Domingo de Ramos, que marca el último domingo de la Cuaresma y el inicio de la Semana Santa que celebra la entrada triunfal de Cristo a Jerusalén antes de que fuera crucificado. Mira cómo celebran Semana Santa alrededor del mundo en esta galería. (MARIE-LAURE MESSANA/AFP/Getty Images)
Catholic devotees take part in the Jesus Nazareno de la Merced (Nazarene Jesus of Favor) procession in the streets of the historical center of Guatemala City on March 25, 2016. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO / Johan ORDONEZ / AFP / JOHAN ORDONEZ (Photo credit should read JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
12 de 30 | Así se celebra en Nicaragua: católicos devotos marchan en la procesión de Jesús Nazareno de la Merced. (JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
A faithful fancy dressed as Jesus Christ walks over a lying group of masked "talciguines" --characters of the local folklore-- as part of the celebration of an ancient local tradition that marks the start of Holy Week, on April 10, 2017 in Texistepeque, some 83 km west of San Salvador. The talciguines are devils who lash Catholic faithful to cleanse their sins. / AFP PHOTO / Marvin RECINOS (Photo credit should read MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images)
13 de 30 | Un feligrés vestido como Jesucristo camina sobre un grupo de talciguines enmascarados en El Salvador. Los talciguines son personajes del folclor local y hacen parte de una antigua celebración que marca el comienzo de la Semana Santa. (MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images)
faithful fancy dressed as a "talciguin" --a character of the local folklore-- takes part in the celebration of an ancient local tradition that marks the start of Holy Week, on April 10, 2017 in Texistepeque, some 83 km west of San Salvador. The talciguines are devils who lash Catholic faithful to cleanse their sins. / AFP PHOTO / Marvin RECINOS (MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images)
14 de 30 | Los talciguines son juguetones, y provocan a los asistentes a la procesión en San Salvador. (MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images)
A layman of the Roman Catholic Church blesses palms during Palm Sunday celebrations in Bulacan, north of Manila on April 9, 2017. Palm Sunday marks the sixth and last Sunday of the Christian Holy month of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)
15 de 30 | Un miembro de la Iglesia católica bendice las palmas durante el Domingo de Ramos en Bulcan, al norte de Manila, Filipinas. (NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis greets nuns at the end of the Palm Sunday mass, on April 9, 2017 at St Peter's square in Vatican. Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of the Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. / AFP PHOTO / Vincenzo PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)
16 de 30 | El papa Francisco saluda a un grupo de monjas al final de la misa del Domingo de Ramos en la Plaza de San Pedro en El Vaticano. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrian Christian Orthodox worshippers take part in a parade marking Palm Sunday at the Church of Saint Elias in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 9, 2017. Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of the Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. / AFP PHOTO / Louai Beshara (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)
17 de 30 | Cristianos ortodoxos de Siria participan en una procesión el Domingo de Ramos en la Iglesia de San Elías en Damasco. (LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrian Christian Orthodox Bishop Moussa attends a parade marking Palm Sunday at the Church of Saint Elias in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 9, 2017. Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of the Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. / AFP PHOTO / Louai Beshara (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)
18 de 30 | El obispo cristiano ortodoxo de Siria asiste a una procesión el Domingo de Ramos en Damasco. Siria vive desde hace 6 años una intensa guerra que a principios de abril de este año llegó a un punto clímax con lo que se cree que fue un ataque con armas químicas en la población de Idlib. (LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)
A Indian Christian worshippers receives Holy Communion during Palm Sunday Mass in Chennai on April 9, 2017. Palm Sunday marks the sixth and last Sunday of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR (Photo credit should read ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
19 de 30 | Feligreses cristianos de la India reciben la comunión durante la misa del Domingo de Ramos. (ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Egyptian Coptic priests encircle the aedicule during the Palm Sunday Easter procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on April 9, 2017. The ceremony is a landmark in the Roman Catholic calendar, marking the triumphant return of Christ to Jerusalem the week before his death, when a cheering crowd greeted him waving palm leaves. Palm Sunday marks the start of the most solemn week in the Christian calendar. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)
20 de 30 | Cristianos coptos de Egipto celebran el Domingo de Ramos con una procesión en la Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro en la vieja ciudad de Jerusalén. Este 8 de abril una iglesia copta fue blanco de un ataque terrorista. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)
Christian Orthodox communities attend the Palm Sunday Easter procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on April 9, 2017. The ceremony is a landmark in the Roman Catholic calendar, marking the triumphant return of Christ to Jerusalem the week before his death, when a cheering crowd greeted him waving palm leaves. Palm Sunday marks the start of the most solemn week in the Christian calendar. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)
21 de 30 | Comunidades de cristianos ortodoxos asisten a la Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro en la ciudad vieja de Jerusalén para celebrar el Domingo de Ramos. Se cree que este es el lugar en el que descansó el cuerpo de Jesucristo. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)
Spanish actor Antonio Banderas takes part in the 'Lagrimas y Favores' (Tears and favours) brotherhood procession on April 9, 2017 in Malaga, during the Holy Week. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. / AFP PHOTO / JORGE GUERRERO (Photo credit should read JORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
22 de 30 | En Málaga, España, la Semana Santa es una celebración especial. Así se ve la procesión de la hermandad Lágrimas y Favores. (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
23 de 30 | El actor español Antonio Banderas participa de la procesión de la hermandad Lágrimas y Favores. Cristianos de todo el mundo marcan con la Semana Santa la celebración de la crucifixión y resurrección de Cristo. (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
Penitents of the 'La Borriquita' brotherhood parade in Sevilla during the Holy Week on April 9, 2017. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. / AFP PHOTO / CRISTINA QUICLER (Photo credit should read CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
24 de 30 | Penitentes de la hermandad de La Borriquita en la procesión de Sevilla, España, durante la Semana Santa. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
Penitents wait to carry a statue of the "Cristo de los Gitanos" (Christ of the Gypsies) during the "Gitanos" (The Gypsy) brotherhood procession on April 9, 2017 in Ronda, during the Holy Week. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. / AFP PHOTO / JORGE GUERRERO (Photo credit should read JORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
25 de 30 | Penitentes esperan para cargar la estatua de Cristo de los Gitanos durante una procesión en Ronda, Málaga, en España. (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
Lights illuminate the the 12 sculptures depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion by Josep Maria Subirachs, on the Passion facade (Western side) of the Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia), in Barcelona on April 10, 2017 during holy week celebrations. / AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
26 de 30 | La luz ilumina las 12 esculturas de Jesucristo que representan el día de su crucifixión en la iglesia de la Sagrada Familia en Barcelona. (LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
A sawdust carpet which participates in a contest during the celebration of the Holy Week in front of the cathedral in Leon, some 100 km from Managua, on April 10, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / INTI OCON (Photo credit should read INTI OCON/AFP/Getty Images)
27 de 30 | Una imagen de Cristo hecha con polvo de colores participa en un concurso durante la celebración de Semana Santa en Nicaragua. (INTI OCON/AFP/Getty Images)
ZAMORA, SPAIN - APRIL 11: Penitents from the Cristo de la Buena Muerte (Good Dead Christ) brotherhood take part in a procession in the early hours of the morning on April 11, 2017 in Zamora, Spain. Spain celebrates holy week before Easter with processions in most Spanish towns and villages. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
28 de 30 | En Zamora, España, penitentes de la hermandad Cristo de la Buena Muerte hacen una procesión en la madrugada del 11 de abril. (Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
ZAMORA, SPAIN - APRIL 11: Spectators watch as penitents from the Cristo de la Buena Muerte (Good Dead Christ) brotherhood take part in a procession in the early hours of the morning on April 11, 2017 in Zamora, Spain. Spain celebrates holy week before Easter with processions in most Spanish towns and villages. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
29 de 30 | Penitentes en Zamora, España. En este país las celebraciones de Semana Santa son comunes en ciudades y pueblos. (Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
Good Dead Christ) brotherhood take part in a procession in the early hours of the morning on April 11, 2017 in Zamora, Spain. Spain celebrates holy week before Easter with processions in most Spanish towns and villages. (Photo by Pablo
30 de 30 | Los penitentes de la hermandad Cristo de la Buena Muerte marchan hacia la iglesia en Zamora, España (Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of the Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. / AFP PHOTO / Marie-Laure MESSANA (Photo credit should read MARIE-LAURE MESSANA/AFP/Getty Images)
Catholic devotees take part in the Jesus Nazareno de la Merced (Nazarene Jesus of Favor) procession in the streets of the historical center of Guatemala City on March 25, 2016. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO / Johan ORDONEZ / AFP / JOHAN ORDONEZ (Photo credit should read JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
A faithful fancy dressed as Jesus Christ walks over a lying group of masked "talciguines" --characters of the local folklore-- as part of the celebration of an ancient local tradition that marks the start of Holy Week, on April 10, 2017 in Texistepeque, some 83 km west of San Salvador. The talciguines are devils who lash Catholic faithful to cleanse their sins. / AFP PHOTO / Marvin RECINOS (Photo credit should read MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images)
faithful fancy dressed as a "talciguin" --a character of the local folklore-- takes part in the celebration of an ancient local tradition that marks the start of Holy Week, on April 10, 2017 in Texistepeque, some 83 km west of San Salvador. The talciguines are devils who lash Catholic faithful to cleanse their sins. / AFP PHOTO / Marvin RECINOS (MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images)
A layman of the Roman Catholic Church blesses palms during Palm Sunday celebrations in Bulacan, north of Manila on April 9, 2017. Palm Sunday marks the sixth and last Sunday of the Christian Holy month of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis greets nuns at the end of the Palm Sunday mass, on April 9, 2017 at St Peter's square in Vatican. Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of the Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. / AFP PHOTO / Vincenzo PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrian Christian Orthodox worshippers take part in a parade marking Palm Sunday at the Church of Saint Elias in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 9, 2017. Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of the Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. / AFP PHOTO / Louai Beshara (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrian Christian Orthodox Bishop Moussa attends a parade marking Palm Sunday at the Church of Saint Elias in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 9, 2017. Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of the Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. / AFP PHOTO / Louai Beshara (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)
A Indian Christian worshippers receives Holy Communion during Palm Sunday Mass in Chennai on April 9, 2017. Palm Sunday marks the sixth and last Sunday of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR (Photo credit should read ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Egyptian Coptic priests encircle the aedicule during the Palm Sunday Easter procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on April 9, 2017. The ceremony is a landmark in the Roman Catholic calendar, marking the triumphant return of Christ to Jerusalem the week before his death, when a cheering crowd greeted him waving palm leaves. Palm Sunday marks the start of the most solemn week in the Christian calendar. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)
Christian Orthodox communities attend the Palm Sunday Easter procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on April 9, 2017. The ceremony is a landmark in the Roman Catholic calendar, marking the triumphant return of Christ to Jerusalem the week before his death, when a cheering crowd greeted him waving palm leaves. Palm Sunday marks the start of the most solemn week in the Christian calendar. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)
Spanish actor Antonio Banderas takes part in the 'Lagrimas y Favores' (Tears and favours) brotherhood procession on April 9, 2017 in Malaga, during the Holy Week. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. / AFP PHOTO / JORGE GUERRERO (Photo credit should read JORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
Penitents of the 'La Borriquita' brotherhood parade in Sevilla during the Holy Week on April 9, 2017. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. / AFP PHOTO / CRISTINA QUICLER (Photo credit should read CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
Penitents wait to carry a statue of the "Cristo de los Gitanos" (Christ of the Gypsies) during the "Gitanos" (The Gypsy) brotherhood procession on April 9, 2017 in Ronda, during the Holy Week. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. / AFP PHOTO / JORGE GUERRERO (Photo credit should read JORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
Lights illuminate the the 12 sculptures depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion by Josep Maria Subirachs, on the Passion facade (Western side) of the Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia), in Barcelona on April 10, 2017 during holy week celebrations. / AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
A sawdust carpet which participates in a contest during the celebration of the Holy Week in front of the cathedral in Leon, some 100 km from Managua, on April 10, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / INTI OCON (Photo credit should read INTI OCON/AFP/Getty Images)
ZAMORA, SPAIN - APRIL 11: Penitents from the Cristo de la Buena Muerte (Good Dead Christ) brotherhood take part in a procession in the early hours of the morning on April 11, 2017 in Zamora, Spain. Spain celebrates holy week before Easter with processions in most Spanish towns and villages. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
ZAMORA, SPAIN - APRIL 11: Spectators watch as penitents from the Cristo de la Buena Muerte (Good Dead Christ) brotherhood take part in a procession in the early hours of the morning on April 11, 2017 in Zamora, Spain. Spain celebrates holy week before Easter with processions in most Spanish towns and villages. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
Good Dead Christ) brotherhood take part in a procession in the early hours of the morning on April 11, 2017 in Zamora, Spain. Spain celebrates holy week before Easter with processions in most Spanish towns and villages. (Photo by Pablo

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