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In pictures: Easter celebrated around the world from Greece to Iraq

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In pictures: Easter celebrated around the world from Greece to Iraq.

Christians around the world are celebrating Easter.

All Christians, from Orthodox and Western churches, are observing the holiday on the same day this year – not often the case because the churches use different calendars.

In Greece, the sky lit up with fireworks, while worshippers in Jerusalem lit candles at the church where Jesus is said to have been crucified and buried.

Here is a look at how some have been celebrating the holiday as days of festivities culminate in Easter Sunday.

Getty Images Crowds of people outside in Jerusalem. There are four men sitting on the shoulders of other men. They are wearing matching t-shirts depicting Jesus, with Arabic inscription.Getty Images
Palestinian Christians light candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which is said to be the place Jesus was crucified and is buried, in Jerusalem’s Old City
Getty Images A priest wearing white waves a wet brush over the baskets which are sitting on the floor in a line. Behind the baskets are people including children. In the background on the left, there is a partial view of steps leading to the churchGetty Images
People wait to have their baskets of Easter cakes blessed outside a church in Lviv, Ukraine
Getty Images The members are wearing all white including habits and are holding candlesGetty Images
In Kenya’s capital Nairobi, members of the Legio Maria Church gather at Africa Church Mission to mark Easter Sunday
Getty Images A priest is reading from scripture in the centre and around him is the congregation, some who are holding candlesGetty Images
Turkish Christians gather at the Greek Orthodox Church in Mersin for the Easter Sunday service
Getty Images Clergy and worshippers stand in a circle around a lit pyre as the vigil is under wayGetty Images
The head of Sri Lanka’s Roman catholic church, cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, leads an Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of St. Lucia in Colombo on Saturday
Getty Images There are multiple people gathered, some women who have their heads covered. There are lanterns hanging from the ceilingGetty Images
In Bethlehem, West Bank, Orthodox Christians gather at the Church of the Nativity, where Jesus is believed to have been born
Getty Images Men and women stand holding lit candles.Getty Images
Nepalese Catholics hold candles as they stand during the Easter Vigil in Lalitpur
Getty Images A long table laden with filled baskets and eggs and cakes sits between worshippers who stand before the priest. The women wear headscarves.Getty Images
An Orthodox priest delivers a sermon to parishioners during the Easter service before blessing Easter cakes and eggs placed on tables in a St Petersburg church in Russia
Getty Images The congregation stands in a crowd. In the centre is a line of boys and girls who are part of the service, wearing white robes with red trimmings. The boy in front carries a wooden cross engraved with Arabic inscriptionsGetty Images
Near Mosul in Iraq, a service in under way at the Mar Yohanna Church
Getty Images The archbishop - in the centre of the procession - holds a crown of thorns inside the church. There are other members of the service before and behind himGetty Images
In France’s Notre Dame, the Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich leads the cathedral’s first Easter celebrations since it reopened after a fire
Getty Images Congregation stands at pews with hands held up in prayer (palms facing up) Getty Images
The Fatima Church in Islamabad, Pakistan saw devotees in prayer for Easter
Getty Images People are gathered outside on hilltops to watch the fireworks at nightGetty Images
In Vrontados, Greece, the sky is lit up with fireworks during their traditional Easter “rocket war”
Getty Images Men and boys who are part of the service carry wooden crosses as the walk past the congregation, some of whom reach out to touch the crosses. Getty Images
Coptic Orthodox Christians in Cairo, Egypt gather at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner
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