Processions have taken place in France, Jerusalem, India and Kenya.
Striking ceremonies have been taking place around the world as many Christians marked Good Friday.Images show people taking part in processions and re-enactments of Jesus Christ's last journey before he was crucified.Reuters
In Paris, crowds attended a"Stations of the Cross" procession along the banks of the River Seine, within sight of the fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral.Image copyrightIn England, pilgrims carried crosses to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland.The image above is from Banda Aceh in Indonesia where a man portraying Jesus is tied to a cross.
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