Before the celebration of a resurrection on Easter, Christians pay respect and remember sacrifice.
In the Christian faith, Good Friday -- the Friday before Easter Sunday -- marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the last day of Holy Week, or Jesus' last week of earthly life.
From Palestine to Port-au-Prince, Christians commemorated the life of Jesus by taking to the streets in parades on Friday, some more solemn in their remembrance and others more joyous celebrations of the resurrection. In Rome, Pope Francis led a torch-lit procession of tens of thousands at the Colosseum, known as the Way of the Cross -- remembering "desperate migrants, suicidal failed business owners, battered women, torture victims and all people suffering in the world."
Thousands of Christian pilgrims also took to the streets of Jerusalem in a procession known as Via Dolorosa. In cities such as London, Manila and Gauhati, India, devotees re-enacted the crucifixion, in a visceral and startling representation of the event told in the New Testament of the Bible.
Check out 20 photos, below, of these worldwide celebrations and remembrances:
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