Penitents walk and sing during a Good Friday procession in Sorrento, Italy. – Photo by AFP

A man carries a wooden cross along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City during the Good Friday procession he is reflected in a window of a souvenir shop. Thousands of Christian pilgrims took part in processions along the route where according to tradition Jesus Christ carried the cross during his last days. – Photo by AFP

An actor applies make-up before taking part in a re-enactment of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) in a procession during Good Friday celebrations in Luque, Paraguay. – Photo by Reuters

An Indian Christian actor dressed as Jesus takes part in a performance during a Catholic Good Friday procession at a church in Hyderabad, India. – Photo by AP

A Filipino penitent wears a crown of barb wire during Good Friday rituals to atone for his sins at the municipality of Paombong, Bulacan province, northern Philippines. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death, an annual rite rejected by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. – Photo by AP

Members of the Italian Catholic community wait to take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Bensheim, southwest of Frankfurt, in Germany. Thousands of spectators watched the yearly Passion Play performed by about 100 laity actors. – Photo by Reuters

Indonesia's minority Christian devotees reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during a Good Friday mass at the historic Jakarta Cathedral. Indonesia's population of 240 million is predominantly Muslim. – Photo by AFP

An altar boy carries a wooden cross during a walk up a hill with worshippers during a Good Friday procession in Comoro, Dili, East Timor. – Photo by Reuters