Photos: When is Easter 2011? Easter photos around the world [32 PHOTOS]
Apr 21, 2011 03:29 PM EDT
Easter is just a few days away.
On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is typically the most well-attended Sunday service of the year for Christian churches.
In Western Christianity, Easter marks the end of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline in preparation for Easter.
The biblical account of Jesus' death on the cross, or crucifixion, his burial and his resurrection, or raising from the dead, can be found in the following passages of Scripture: Matthew 27:27-28:8; Mark 15:16-16:19; Luke 23:26-24:35; and John 19:16-20:30.
See pictures of Easter celebrations around the world.
Easter eggs are seen at an Easter market in the western Austrian city of Innsbruck April 19, 2011.
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Colourful painted Easter eggs are displayed at a local Easter market in Bad Toelz near Munich April 21, 2011.
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Colourful painted Easter eggs are displayed at a local Easter market in Bad Toelz near Munich April 21, 2011.
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Colourful painted Easter eggs are displayed at a local Easter market in Bad Toelz near Munich April 21, 2011.
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A woman paints a giant Easter egg at a traditional Easter market at the Old Town Square in Prague April 5, 2010.
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A Kosovo Serb peels an Easter egg during an Orthodox Easter service in a fire-gutted Serbian church, burned in 2004 by enthnic Albanians, in Mitrovica, 40 kilometres (30 miles) north of the Kosovo capital Pristina, April 5, 2010.
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Lebanese Christian children show off their painted eggs they received in celebration of Easter after an Easter service at St. George church in central Beirut. April 4, 2010.
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A child passes by a 3 metre (9.84 feet) high Easter egg coloured by local artists on Easter Sunday in central St.Petersburg April 4, 2010.
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A sphere sculpture made from Easter eggs is on display on the day of its unveiling at Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra cathedral in Kiev April 2, 2010. The artwork, created by Ukrainian artist Oksana Mas, is made from 3000 wooden Easter eggs painted in traditional Ukrainian style.
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Decorated Easter eggs are seen hanging from a tree in Adlesici, north Slovenia April 2, 2010. The various patterns used for decorating the eggs reflect different regions of the country and is a centuries-old Slovenian Easter tradition.
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People look at a sphere sculpture made from Easter eggs on the day of its unveiling at Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra cathedral in Kiev April 2, 2010. The artwork, created by Ukrainian artist Oksana Mas, is made from 3000 wooden Easter eggs painted in traditional Ukrainian style.
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Decorated Easter eggs are displayed in Adlesici , north Slovenia April 2, 2010. The various patterns used for decorating the eggs reflect different regions of the country and is a centuries-old Slovenian Easter tradition.
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A chimpanzee looks at a mock Easter egg stuffed with food at its enclosure in the Buenos Aires zoo April 1, 2010.
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Children paint eggs for Easter in Tbilisi April 2, 2010. Georgian Orthodox believers will celebrate Easter on April 4.
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Chocolate Easter eggs made by Belgian chocolate maker Dominique Persoone are pictured at his Chocolate-Line Shop in Antwerp March 30, 2010.
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A chocolate made mock-up of a Faberge easter egg is pictured at a shop of "Fassbender & Rausch" chocolate maker at Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt square, March 30, 2010.
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Traditionally hand-painted eggs for Easter are displayed for sale at a fair in central Sofia, March 30, 2010.
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A chocolate easter egg made by Belgian chocolate maker Dominique Persoone is seen at his Chocolate-Line Shop in Antwerp March 30, 2010.
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Jozsef Koszpek decorates an egg with miniature metal horseshoes based on an old Hungarian tradition one week before the Easter holidays in Szekesfehervar, 60 km (37 miles) west from Budapest, March 29, 2010.
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A chocolate made mock-up of a Faberge easter egg is pictured at a shop of "Fassbender & Rausch" chocolate maker at Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt square, March 30, 2010.
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Jozsef Koszpek displays an egg decorated with miniature metal horseshoes in Szekesfehervar, 60 km (37 miles) west from Budapest, March 29, 2010. The decorations are based on an old Hungarian Easter tradition.
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Traditionally hand-painted eggs for Easter are displayed for sale at a fair in central Sofia, March 30, 2010.
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A chocolate easter egg made by Belgian chocolate maker Dominique Persoone is seen at his Chocolate-Line Shop in Antwerp March 30, 2010.
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Chocolate easter eggs made by Belgian chocolate maker Dominique Persoone are pictured at his Chocolate-Line Shop in Antwerp March 30, 2010.
Source: Reuters
Traditionally hand painted eggs for Easter are displayed for sale at a fair in central Sofia April 14, 2009. Bulgaria's Orthodox majority celebrates Easter a week after the Catholics.
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Traditionally hand painted eggs for Easter are displayed for sale during a Palm Sunday fair at the Village Museum in Bucharest April 12, 2009. Romania's Orthodox majority celebrates Easter a week after the Catholics.
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Painted eggs for use as traditional Easter decoration are on display at an Easter market in Vienna April 9, 2009.
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Painted eggs for use as traditional Easter decoration are on display at an Easter market in Vienna April 9, 2009.
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Painted eggs for use as traditional Easter decoration are on display at an Easter market in Vienna April 9, 2009.
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Easter eggs are seen on a Easter Market in the western Austrian city of Innsbruck April 9, 2008.
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Drilled Easter eggs are displayed in Vrhnika April 9, 2009. Slovenian artist Franc Grom drills thousands of holes into egg shells to create unique Easter eggs of fragile beauty.
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Traditionally hand painted Easter eggs are on display for sale in the eastern German village of Schleife, April 8, 2009. A goose feather is used to decorate the eggs with wax, which are then dipped into colour dye several times in this traditional painting method by members of the Slavic ethnic minority community of Sorbs. Each colour that is applied takes one hour.
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