IN PICTURES: Pilgrims celebrate Good Friday in Jerusalem

Christians carry a cross in the Old City of Jerusalem (MEE/Andrea DiCenzo)

The crucifix is the symbol of the day (MEE/Andrea DiCenzo)

Palestinian Christians, foreign pilgrims and tourists alike fill the Old City of Jerusalem on Good Friday (MEE/Andrea DiCenzo)

Foreign pilgrims wait at a road block in the Old City (MEE/Andrea DiCenzo)

Pilgrims from all over the world spend the day in Jerusalem on Good Friday (MEE/Andrea DiCenzo)

Religious leaders congregate in the Old City (MEE/Andrea DiCenzo)

Pilgrims participate in a Good Friday celebration (MEE/Andrea DiCenzo)

Christian pilgrims spend the day in Jerusalem on Good Friday (MEE/Andrea DiCenzo)

Pilgrims pray during a Good Friday celebration in the Old City of Jerusalem (MEE/Andrea DiCenzo)

Foreign pilgrims carry a cross on a busy Old City thoroughfare (MEE/Andrea DiCenzo)

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