Thousands of Christian pilgrims bearing crosses and chanting prayers marched today, Good Friday to Jerusalem's Old City at the traditional procession on the path that Jesus carried the cross on the way to his crucifixion. The path that is nowadays known as Via Dolorosa or Way of Suffering connects the Monastery of the Flagellation with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Many Catholics and Protestant believers have taken part in the procession in order to celebrate Easter. Many Jews were also present in the Holy City for the Passover, or Pesach, when they commemorate the Exodus of the Israelites from the Egyptian yoke.
Good Friday events started with a Mass earlier in the morning at the Holy Sepulcher, which was built on the place where tradition says that Jesus was crucified, entombed and later resurrected.
According to the AFP, Israeli police are working overtime to protect the pilgrims. Israel's Tourism Ministry said it expects some 150,000 visitors in Israel during Easter week and the Jewish festival of Passover, which coincide this year.
Read more: Christians attend Good Friday events in Jerusalem | New Europe
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