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Ultra-Orthodox Jews dressed in costumes celebrate Purim in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood. The carnival-like Purim holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. IMAGES
Ultra-Orthodox worshippers gather at Mount Meron in northern Israel to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer marking the anniversary of the death of the Talmudic sage, a year after 45 people were crushed to death in a stampede during the annual pilgrimage. IMAGES
Ukrainians celebrate Easter at the Holy Protection Cathedral in Zaporizhzhia, of the Ukrainian Orthodox Curch of the Moscow Patriarchate. Ukrainian authorities on Saturday urged those celebrating to follow religious services online and to respect night-time curfews, as fighting continues across the country. IMAGES
Medjugorje, Jun 25 (EFE / EPA) .- Hundreds of pilgrims visited Medjugorje on Friday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the supposed apparition of the Virgin Mary on June 24, 1981 to the shepherds on the hills surrounding the Bosnian village. It is believed that more than 30 million people have visited the world famous village since the first apparition of the Virgin. However, the Catholic Church has not yet recognized the miracle of this appearance. (Camera: FEHIM DEMIR) SHOT LIST: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE ALLEGED EMERGENCE OF THE VIRGIN MARY TO PASTORS IN THE HILLS OF MEDJUGORJE (BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA).
Moscow / Saint Petersburg, May 1 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Sergei Ilnitsky / Anatoly Maltsev) Orthodox Russians have celebrated the blessing of food, a ritual that is part of Easter Holy Saturday. During the festivity the priests bless pastries and Easter eggs, typical food of this date.FOOTAGE OF THE BLESSING OF FOODS IN THE EXTERIOR OF A RUSSIAN CHURCH AND OF THE SAN APÓSTOL PEDRO CHURCH, IN SAINT PETERSBURG.