Orthodox Christians celebrate Good Friday in Jerusalem (17 images)

Orthodox Christians from all around the world participate in a Good Friday procession April 6, 2018, in Jerusalem, where believers say Jesus Christ carried his cross to Calvary to be crucified. Photos by Debbie Hill/UPI

A Greek Orthodox priest carries a large wooden cross during the Orthodox Good Friday procession on the Via Dolorosa, The Way of the Cross, in the Old Ctiy of Jerusalem, on Friday.

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Coptic Orthodox Christians, from Egypt, carry wooden crosses. The Coptic Orthodox Church is the main Christian Church in Egypt.

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Christians retrace the 14 stations of the cross as they walk to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Jesus Christ is said to have been buried.

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An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian carries a large wooden cross during the Orthodox Good Friday procession on the Via Dolorosa. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI

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