Worshippers around the world take part in the Good Friday ritual before Easter

15 April 2017 1:38 PM IST

Good Friday is the day most followers carry out the enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus before he is resurrected on Easter Sunday. (Photo: AP)
A hooded penitent from the Cristo del Mercado brotherhood, silhouetted by the Segovia cathedral, carries a wooden cross as taking part in a traditional annual Holy Week procession in Segovia, Spain. (Photo: AP)
Catholic faithful of Paraguay carry a Virgin statue in a \"Tanarandy\" town procession, south of Asuncion, Paraguay on Good Friday. (Photo: AP)
A faithful Catholic lights a torch as he participates in the \"Tanarandy\" town procession, south of Asuncion, Paraguay. (Photo: AP)
A hooded woman carries a wooden cross during a Holy Week procession in Taxco, Guerrero state, Mexico. (Photo: AP)
Church groups carry representations of Christ on the cross as they walk in a procession to church. (Photo: AP)
La Escuela de Cristo Catholic Church penitents burn incense during an afternoon procession through the streets of Antigua in Guatemala. (Photo: AP)
People carry a statue of Jesus Christ during a Holy Week procession on Good Friday in Regla, a town just across the bay from Havana, Cuba. (Photo: AP)

Good Friday is the day most followers carry out the enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus before he is resurrected on Easter Sunday. (Photo: AP)