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Holy Week Celebrations: The Pope, Penitents, and Easter Eggs

PASSION PLAY

A look at the unique holy week traditions all over the world from Mexico to Poland.

Lyne Lucien

Senior Photo Editor

Updated Apr. 01, 2018 10:16PM ET / Published Mar. 30, 2018 10:02PM ET 

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Traditional hand-painted Easter eggs (Polish: Pisanki) and baskets on display for sale on Krakow's Easter market. Originating as a pagan tradition, pisanki were absorbed by Christianity to become the traditional Easter egg.

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