EASTER `09

Apr 12, 2009, 19:04 PM IST
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Bosnian Catholic nun says her prayes during morning Easter prayer at the church in Vares, 40 kms north of Sarajevo, on Sunday, April 12, 2009

Bosnian Catholic nun says her prayes during morning Easter prayer at the church in Vares, 40 kms north of Sarajevo, on Sunday, April 12, 2009

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A Bosnian Catholic woman says her prayer during morning Easter prayer at the church in Vares, 40 kms north of Sarajevo, on Sunday, April 12, 2009.

A Bosnian Catholic woman says her prayer during morning Easter prayer at the church in Vares, 40 kms north of Sarajevo, on Sunday, April 12, 2009.

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A Spanish U.N peacekeeper soldier, breaks colored Easter eggs with a Lebanese girl outside a Church in Marjayoun village, southeast of Lebanon, on Sunday, April 12, 2009.

A Spanish U.N peacekeeper soldier, breaks colored Easter eggs with a Lebanese girl outside a Church in Marjayoun village, southeast of Lebanon, on Sunday, April 12, 2009.

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Father Han Wensheng sings and prays during an Easter mass at the Nantang church in Beijing, China, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

Father Han Wensheng sings and prays during an Easter mass at the Nantang church in Beijing, China, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

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Children dressed like angels wait for a service during an Easter mass at the Nantang church in Beijing, China, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

Children dressed like angels wait for a service during an Easter mass at the Nantang church in Beijing, China, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

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A child looks while Chinese Catholics participate in an Easter mass at the Nantang church in Beijing, China, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

A child looks while Chinese Catholics participate in an Easter mass at the Nantang church in Beijing, China, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

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Catholic pilgrims and clergymen participate the Easter mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem`s Old City, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

Catholic pilgrims and clergymen participate the Easter mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem`s Old City, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

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Catholic pilgrims and clergymen hold candles as they walk in procession around the tomb traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, during the Easter mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem`s Old City, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

Catholic pilgrims and clergymen hold candles as they walk in procession around the tomb traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, during the Easter mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem`s Old City, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

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Pakistani Christians pray next to a poster of Jesus Christ during the Easter mass at a Catholic church in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday, April 12, 2009.

Pakistani Christians pray next to a poster of Jesus Christ during the Easter mass at a Catholic church in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday, April 12, 2009.

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Pakistani Christians pray next to a poster of Jesus Christ during the Easter mass at a Catholic church in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday, April 12, 2009.

Pakistani Christians pray next to a poster of Jesus Christ during the Easter mass at a Catholic church in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday, April 12, 2009.

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U.S. army soldiers sing hymns during Easter sunrise service in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

U.S. army soldiers sing hymns during Easter sunrise service in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

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Catholic worshipers walk with lit candles in the St. Iosif cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, April 12, 2009, during Catholic Easter celebrations. Romanian Catholics celebrate Easter a week before the country`s Orthodox majority.

Catholic worshipers walk with lit candles in the St. Iosif cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, April 12, 2009, during Catholic Easter celebrations. Romanian Catholics celebrate Easter a week before the country`s Orthodox majority.

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Iraqi Christians pray during Easter Mass in a church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

Iraqi Christians pray during Easter Mass in a church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 12, 2009.

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Easter riders ride through the village in Ralbitz, eastern Germany, Sunday, April 12, 2009. According to a more than hundred years old tradition, men of the Sorbs, dressed in black tailcoats riding on decorated horses, proclaiming singing and praying the message of Jesus resurrection. The Sorbs are a Slavic German minority located near the German-Polish border.

Easter riders ride through the village in Ralbitz, eastern Germany, Sunday, April 12, 2009. According to a more than hundred years old tradition, men of the Sorbs, dressed in black tailcoats riding on decorated horses, proclaiming singing and praying the message of Jesus resurrection. The Sorbs are a Slavic German minority located near the German-Polish border.

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A Filipino girl dressed as an angel joins prayers during Easter rites at a Roman Catholic church in Manila, Philippines early Sunday, April 12, 2009. Aside from prayers, Easter Sunday is celebrated by many Filipinos with family reunion and outings in the Philippines, Asia`s largest predominant Roman Catholic country.

A Filipino girl dressed as an angel joins prayers during Easter rites at a Roman Catholic church in Manila, Philippines early Sunday, April 12, 2009. Aside from prayers, Easter Sunday is celebrated by many Filipinos with family reunion and outings in the Philippines, Asia`s largest predominant Roman Catholic country.