Each culture touched by Christianity differs from another in the way it observes the Lent and its culminating Holy Week.
Elaborate but sober processions commemorating the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ are the highlight of the week in Latin America, while in some countries like the Philippines, solemn rites and private devotions mark the Lenten holidays of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday leading to the joyous Easter celebrations.
The following slideshow takes a brief tour around the world to capture how devotees and the Catholic Church's faithful live the religious traditions and relive the events in the life and death of Jesus.