Devotees around the world take part in the Holy Week rituals before Easter

13 April 2017 12:55 PM IST

Devotees around the world take part in the rituals during the Holy Week before the Easter celebrations on Sunday. (Photo: AP)
During holy week the city of Montevideo in Uruguay organizes the rodeo to reward the best horse riders.
A gaucho rides a wild horse during the Criolla del Prado rodeo in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Devotees of The Nazareno de San Plablo wait for the procession outside of Santa Teresa Cathedral in Caracas, Venezuela.
People stand over the base of a stone cross waiting for the procession of the folk saint Maximon in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala.
The folk saint Maximon arrives to the town hall, surrounded by worshipers in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala.
Penitents from 'Real Cofradia del Santisimo Cristo de las Injurias' also known as 'El Silencio' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain during the Holy Week.
Penitents walk the down a street in Spain's Zamora as part of the Holy Week procession.

Devotees around the world take part in the rituals during the Holy Week before the Easter celebrations on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Devotees around the world take part in the Holy Week rituals before Easter