In Pictures: Easter celebrations around the world

Despite the lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak, Easter observations continued in various countries as people went online or practised safe distancing during worship.

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Apr 13, 2020, 10:55 AM

Victory Hill Church holds an Easter vigil service at a drive-in movie theater in Kentucky on April 11, 2020. PHOTO: NYTIMES

Priest Reginaldo Manzotti, of the Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe sanctuary in Curitiba, Brazil, streams his Easter Sunday service on April 12, 2020, with printed photos of his congregation in the pews as his parishioners self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic. PHOTO: AFP

People in buildings look on as Father Nuno Westood, who oversees parishes in the suburbs of Lisbon, rides past them aboard a convertible on April 12, 2020. Westwood travelled through the streets of his parishes on Easter Sunday, praying in a microphone so as to be heard by the faithful at their window. PHOTO: AFP

Claudia Frigerio, dressed in an Easter Bunny costume, waves to a family in Arlington, Massachusetts, on April 12, 2020. Realising that Easter would be different this year, Frigerio created a social media page inviting Arlington residents to request an Easter Bunny drive-by for their children. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A girl wearing a protective mask attends an Easter Sunday mass on April 12, 2020, from her home at Huu Bang parish. The parish is part of an area that was previously quarantined due to the coronavirus outbreak.
PHOTO: REUTERS

An Easter lunch for the homeless and poor is offered by the Catholic association known as the Community of Sant'Egidio in Rome on April 12, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People pray from beyond the fence of Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel church in Guangzhou, China, on April 12, 2020, before the Easter Holy Mass. The Guangzhou government banned all gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People pray from beyond the fence of Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel church in Guangzhou, China, on April 12, 2020, before the Easter Holy Mass. Easter Sunday is one of the most important holidays on the Christian calendar, as it marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A Romanian Christian Orthodox priest wearing a protective hood distributes willow branches on April 12, 2020, after an Easter Sunday service held within closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. PHOTO: AFP

This handout photo taken and released on April 12, 2020 by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis (right, in white) during Easter Sunday Mass on April 12, 2020, behind closed doors at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. PHOTO: AFP/VATICAN MEDIA

Catholic worshippers in an urban community on the outskirts of Manila attend a mass via online live streaming during Easter Sunday on April 12, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Roman Catholic devotees wearing masks observe social distancing as they pray during an Easter Sunday mass at the Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok on April 12, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith conducts an Easter service at the almost deserted All Saints' church during an island-wide curfew, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 11, 2020. Due to the coronavirus crisis, the service was broadcast live on television and the Internet. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A girl decorates eggs as part of Easter celebrations in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on April 11, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Priest Don Amedeo Basile leads a Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession during Good Friday celebrations on the rooftop of the Maria S.S. Addolorata church in Taranto, Italy, on April 10, 2020. Italy remains in lockdown during the Easter period as part of measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. PHOTO: REUTERS

Bishop Chong Chin Chung of The Methodist Church in Singapore records his Easter message on April 6, 2020, for members to participate from home. PHOTO: THE METHODIST CHURCH IN SINGAPORE

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