Updated: 5:45pm (AEDT)
Across the globe, people celebrated Easter Sunday – commemorating the day when, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem two millennia ago.
Clerics read prayers before lighting the holy fire during the Easter religious service at the St Nicholas Roman Catholic Church in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, 30th March, 2024. PICTURE: AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda.
Christian families light candles and put flowers on the graves of their dear ones early morning on Easter in Purulia, West Bengal, India, on Sunday, 31st March, 2024. PICTURE: AP Photo/Bikas Das.
Young girl, Nadie Pardo, secured by a harness, floats in the air during the Easter Sunday ceremony ”Descent of the Angel”, part of Holy Week in Tudela, northern Spain, on Sunday, 31st March, 2024. PICTURE: AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads the Easter Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, on Sunday, 31st March, 2024. PICTURE: AP Photo/Leo Correa.
Pope Francis waves to the faithful after celebrating Easter Mass in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on Sunday, 31st March, 2024. PICTURE: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino.
Revellers wearing decorated hats and costumes participate in the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in front of St Patrick’s Cathedral on on Sunday, 31st March, 2024, in New York. PICTURE: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki.
Worshippers pray on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during a sunrise Easter service in Washington, on Sunday, 31st March, 2024. PICTURE: AP Photo/Nathan Howard.
