Good Friday around the world, in photos

April 03, 2026 Administrator
Good Friday around the world, in photos

Good Fridayis a unique — and uniquely solemn — day in the Christian calendar.

Associated Press An amateur actor performing as Jesus is fixed on a cross during the traditional Good Friday procession organised by the Italian community in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) A reenactment of Jesus Christ's sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals in the San Pedro Cutud village, Pampanga province, northern Philippines, Friday April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Guwahati, India, on Good Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) A Christian pilgrim prays at the third station along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City, largely empty due to restrictions linked to the Iran war, during Good Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) An amateur actor performing as Jesus, right, is fixed on a cross during the traditional Good Friday procession organised by the Italian community in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) A penitent holds a tray with a figure's severed head, ears, and tongue depicting a biblical scene during a Holy Week procession of the Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Guwahati, India, on Good Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) An Indian Christian devotee pray during a procession to mark Good Friday in Jammu, India, Friday, April 3, 2026.(AP Photo/Channi Anand) Performers bring down Heron Aquino after he was nailed to the cross during a reenactment of Jesus Christ's sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals in the San Pedro Cutud village, Pampanga province, northern Philippines April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Indian Christian devotees pray during a procession to mark Good Friday in Jammu, India, Friday, April 3, 2026.(AP Photo/Channi Anand) An amateur actor performing as Jesus carries the cross during the traditional Good Friday procession organised by the Italian community in Bensheim, Germany, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) A nail is pierced on the feet of Arnold Manaigo during the reenactment of Jesus Christ's sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals in the San Pedro Cutud village, Pampanga province, northern Philippines April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) A penitent depicting an apostle marches holding a rooster during a Holy Week procession of the A flagellant walks the streets during Good Friday rituals in San Pedro Cutud village, Pampanga province, northern Philippines, Friday April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what's a central tenet of faith for believers — his resurrection two days later on Easter Sunday, according to the Gospels.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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