In pictures: Easter around the world

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Girls dressed in traditional black 'mantillas' during a children's procession in Sevilla
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Cristina Quicler

Girls dressed in traditional black mantillas wait for the start of a children's Easter procession in Seville, Spain.

Girls dressed in traditional black 'mantillas' during a children's procession in Sevilla
First lady Michelle Obama and her dog Bo take part in a pre-Easter celebration with military families
Pope Benedict XVI leaves St Peter's Square after celebrating the Palm Sunday mass
Antonio Banderas takes part in the 'Lagrimas y Favores' brotherhood procession
Penitents of the Easter brotherhood Cofradia del Silencio wait for the start of their Holy Week procession
Queen Elizabeth II chats to Archbishop of York John Sentamu at the Royal Maundy Service
Chicks dyed with artificial colours on sale at a street market in Beirut
A penitent of the 'La Paz' brotherhood walks to his church in Seville during the Holy Week

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