Christians in the Holy Land today (April 18, 2014) are commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Good Friday prayers and processions through Jerusalem's Old City, the AOL website reports.
Thousands of Christian pilgrims filled the cobblestone alleyways of the Old City today along the Via Dolorosa, Latin for the "Way of Suffering."
They are carrying wooden crosses and following the 14 stations ending at the ancient Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Tradition says the Church was built on the site where Jesus was crucified, buried, and resurrected.
According to the Gospels, Jesus ate His last supper hours before He was betrayed. Christians believe Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and resurrected on Easter Sunday.
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