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April 20, 2014, 8:08 AM

Lisse, Netherlands People admire fields of tulips near Lisse, western Netherlands. Tourism peaks around the Easter weekend with thousands flocking to the fields to admire flowers. (AP/Peter Dejong)
AP/Peter Dejong
Sentosa, Singapore A diver dressed as the Easter Bunny swims among sharks, rays and other species of fish in the Shipwreck habitat at South East Asia Aquarium of Resorts World Sentosa, a popular tourist attraction. (AP/Wong Maye-E)
AP/Wong Maye-E
Quito, Ecuador Penitents take part in the 'Jesus del Gran Poder' procession during Holy Week celebrations. (Getty/Rodrigo Buendia)
Getty/Rodrigo Buendia
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England Pilgrims walk with crosses as the Northern Cross pilgrimage undertakes its final leg of the journey to Holy Island. (Getty/Jeff J. Mitchell)
Getty/Jeff J. Mitchell
Izalco, El Salvador Members of El Santo Entierro brotherhood participate in the procession of El Santo Entierro (The Holy Burial) in an indigenous town. (Getty/Jose Cabezas)
Getty/Jose Cabezas
Kazar, Hungary Young men dressed in traditional Paloc folk costumes pour water from a bucket on a young woman performing an Easter folk tradition, the Easter sprinkling. (AP/MTI, Peter Komka)
AP/MTI, Peter Komka
Rome, Italy Faithful wait for the arrival of Pope Francis to lead a Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession in front of the Colosseum on Good Friday. (AP/Andrew Medichini)
AP/Andrew Medichini
San Vicente de la Sonsierra, northern Spain Masked penitents from La Santa Vera Cruz brotherhood, with white clothes, take part in an Easter procession known as 'Los Picaos'. Penitents take part in the procession lashing themselves as an act of faith and penance. (AP/Alvaro Barrientos)
AP/Alvaro Barrientos
Vrontados, Greece Rockets fly over a bell towel during Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations on the eastern Aegean island of Chios late Saturday, April 19. Thousands of handmade rockets are fired every year on Great Saturday night, before the Resurrection, by locals of the two rival churches. (AP/Petros Giannakouris)
AP/Petros Giannakouris
Vatican City A large crowd is seen in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. A crowd of more than 100,000 was overflowing from the cobblestoned square, and many more Romans, tourists and pilgrims were still streaming in. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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