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Brasil. Penitents take part in 'Prociso do Fogaru,' the Torches Procession of brotherhood, during Holy Week, in Goias Velho, Brazil, on Thursday, March 24, 2005. Hundreds of Easter processions take place throughout Brazil during Holy Week. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)



Espanha. Penitents take part in the 'Santisimo Cristo de la Luz' procession during Holy Week in the Spanish town of Valladolid, March 24, 2005. Hundreds of Easter processions take place in Spain during Holy Week around the clock drawing thousands of visitors. REUTERS/Victor Fraile



Espanha. Procession : Penitents walk during the procession of 'Medinacelli' brotherhood in Algeciras, southern Spain, during the Holy Week. (AFP/Jose Luis Roca)



Filipinas. Onlookers watch as hooded Filipino penitents flagellate themselves in front of a Roman Catholic church in San Fernando city in Pampanga province 70 kilometers (43 miles) north of Manila in observance of Lent on Thursday March 24, 2005. The ritual retraces the sufferings of Jesus Christ while carrying the cross before being crucified and is being practiced in modern days as a way to atone for their sins. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)