Holy Week around the world

Guatemala City: A girl gestures during a Holy Week procession Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/guardian.co.uk Malaga, Spain: A foreman helps a penitent as he carries the statue of the Virgin of the Gitanos brotherhood during Holy Week Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters Photograph: Jon Nazca/guardian.co.uk Zamora, Spain: Penitents wait to take part in the procession of the Jesus del Via Crucis brotherhood, during Holy Week Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/guardian.co.uk Marinduque island, Philippines: Residents dressed as Roman soldiers walk during the Moriones Festival Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/guardian.co.uk Caracas, Venezuela: Children carry palm leaves to be used in Palm Sunday services as part of Holy Week celebrations Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/guardian.co.uk Guatemala City, Guatemala: A girl drops flower petals on a carpet before a Holy Week procession Photograph: Daniel Leclair/Reuters Photograph: Daniel Leclair/guardian.co.uk Santiago de Compostela, Spain: Penitents take part in the Esperanza brotherhood procession during Holy Week Photograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Miguel Riopa/guardian.co.uk Angeles city, Phillipines: Penitents carry wooden crosses as they walk near a water buffalo during Maundy Thursday Lenten rites Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters Photograph: Erik De Castro/guardian.co.uk Seville, Spain: A costalero, who carries the portable dais platform to support a statue of Jesus Christ, watches as penitents wait for their turn to take part in a procession Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/guardian.co.uk Malaga, Spain: A young penitent takes part in the procession of the Nueva Esperanza brotherhood during Holy Week Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters Photograph: Jon Nazca/guardian.co.uk Zamora, Spain: A young penitent of the Cofradia del Silencio protects his candle from the wind during a Holy Week procession Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Photograph: Jasper Juinen/guardian.co.uk Tapijualpa. Mexico: Indigenous Zoque men carry baskets containing flowers and candles as offerings inside the cave of Villa Luz, during a ritual called The fishing of the blind Sardine during Holy week Photograph: Luis Lopez/Reuters Photograph: Luis Lopez/guardian.co.uk Cidade de Goias, Brazil: Penitents attend the Procession of the Torches during Holy Week Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/guardian.co.uk Riobamba, Ecuador: Christians take part in a Holy Week Photograph: Dolores Ochoa/AP Photograph: Dolores Ochoa/guardian.co.uk Bilbao, Spain: Penitents prepare their costumes before a procession during Holy Week Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters Photograph: Vincent West/guardian.co.uk Qasr el Yahud, West Bank: Orthodox Christians immerse themselves in the Jordan River at a baptism ceremony during Holy Week Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP Photograph: Ariel Schalit/guardian.co.uk Seville, Spain: Penitents walk after taking part in the procession of La Paz brotherhood during Holy Week Photograph: Marcelo Del Pozo/Reuters Photograph: Marcelo Del Pozo/guardian.co.uk Zamora, Spain: Penitents take part in the Procesion del Silencio by the Cristo de las Injurias brotherhood, during Holy Week Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/guardian.co.uk