Indonesian Roman Catholics take part in a Palm Sunday Mass in the mountain forest among the trees in Magalang, Central Java, last week.
Celebrations around the world during Holy Week retrace the steps of Jesus nearly 2,000 years ago.
According to the Bible, Palm Sunday marks the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem, greeted by cheering crowds bearing palm fronds. It marks the start of Holy Week, which concludes with Easter today.
This year the Roman Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox churches mark Holy Week on the same dates. The Orthodox Church uses a different calendar from the others, but they coincide every few years.
A Christ figure in Vejer de la Frontera, a Spanish hilltop town in the province of Cadiz, Andalusia, is prepared for one of hundreds of processions throughout Spain during Easter Holy Week.
