In a ritual dating back at least 1,200 years, they crowded on Saturday into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Christian tradition holds that Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.
During the annual ceremony, top Eastern Orthodox clerics enter the Edicule, the small chamber marking the site of Jesus' tomb. Macedonian Orthodox Christians hold candles as they take part in midnight Easter services at the Saint Jovan Bigorski monastery, in Mavrovo, some 145 km west from the capital Skopje (bottom right). A child holds a candle next to eggs and 'Kulich cakes', a traditional Russian Easter bread, placed for blessing during an Orthodox Easter service in Almaty, Kazakhstan (bottom left) while Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the 'Holy Fire' as thousands gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City (main image)
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