Palm Sunday in pictures
People throw flower petals during the Palm Sunday procession of the "Estudiantes" brotherhood in Oviedo, northern Spain March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
Palm Sunday
Pope Francis holds a palm leaf as he leads the Palm Sunday mass at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican March 29, 2015.
Palm Sunday
A man takes a photo of his daughter in front of the old building of the revenue office before a Palm Sunday procession in Pontevedra, northern Spain March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during holy week, drawing thousands of visitors.
Palm Sunday
Catholic worshippers hold palm branches and olive branches during a Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City March 29, 2015.
Palm Sunday
Penitents wait before carrying a float bearing the statue of the Virgin (not pictured) inside a church as they take part in the "Salud" brotherhood in a Palm Sunday procession at the start of Holy Week in Malaga, southern Spain, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
Palm Sunday
A woman prays on a hill with wooden crosses after a procession celebrating Palm Sunday in the town of Oshmiany, northwest of Minsk, March 29, 2015. Catholic believers mark Palm Sunday on March 29 and will celebrate Easter the following Sunday.
Palm Sunday
A costalero (R) (men who carry floats bearing the statue of Christ or the Virgin Mary) stretches next to hooded penitents before the start of "La Borriquita" Palm Sunday procession in Madrid March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
Palm Sunday
A penitent is pictured before taking part in the Palm Sunday procession of the "Estudiantes" brotherhood in Oviedo, northern Spain March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
Palm Sunday
Spanish actor and director Antonio Banderas (C) sings a song to the Virgin inside a church as he takes part as a penitent in the "Lagrimas and Favores" brotherhood in a Palm Sunday procession at the start of Holy Week in Malaga, southern Spain, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
Palm Sunday
A penitent leaves a food shop before he takes part in the "Huerto" brotherhood in a Palm Sunday procession at the start of Holy Week in Malaga, southern Spain, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
Palm Sunday
Members of the Catholic clergy take part in a Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem March 29, 2015. The Dome of the Rock, on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City is seen in the background.
Palm Sunday
Altar boys carry thuribles as they participate in the Palm Sunday procession in Suchitoto March 29, 2015. Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey and marks the start of Holy Week.
Palm Sunday
Young boys lead a procession during Palm Sunday in Port-au-Prince March 29, 2015.
Palm Sunday
A penitent is helped to get dressed before the start of "La Borriquita" Palm Sunday procession in Madrid March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
Palm Sunday
Penitents stand outside a church before they take part in the "Huerto" brotherhood in a Palm Sunday procession at the start of Holy Week in Malaga, southern Spain, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
Palm Sunday
Estrella Ruiz, 10, cries as she is embraced by her father Juanlo, 44, while he carries a float bearing the statue of the Virgin inside a church as they take part as penitents in the "Salud" brotherhood in a Palm Sunday procession at the start of Holy Week in Malaga, southern Spain, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
Palm Sunday
Two penitents take part in the Palm Sunday procession of the "Estudiantes" brotherhood in Oviedo, northern Spain March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
Palm Sunday
The 18-month-old fraternal twins, Nacho Guirado (L) and Asier cry as they are carried by their father Ignacio (L) and their uncle Jose Carlos, who are twins, while lifting a float bearing the statue of the Virgin inside a church as they take part as penitents in the "Salud" brotherhood in a Palm Sunday procession at the start of Holy Week in Malaga, southern Spain, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.
Palm Sunday
Penitents wait before they carry a float bearing the statue of the Virgin (rear) and Jesus Christ (not pictured) inside a church as they take part in the "Salud" brotherhood in a Palm Sunday procession at the start of Holy Week in Malaga, southern Spain, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.