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An actor playing the part of Jesus carries a wooden cross

Actors playing the part of Jesus and Simon of Cyrene kneel on Delancey Street

Young man carrying cross, Good Friday, Lower East Side

Actors re-enact the Crucifixion during a Good Friday procession on the Lower East Side

Statue of San Gennaro at the Festa di San Gennaro

The crowd prays as Jesus lies on Pitt Street after falling

An actor playing Jesus lies on a wooden cross on Rivington Street

Actors take part in a procession for Good Friday on New York’s Lower East Side

A Good Friday procession halts on Delancey Street

Good Friday procession on Avenue B, Lower East Side

Actors dressed as Jesus and Roman soldiers in a Good Friday procession

Costumed actors take part in a Good Friday procession on New York’s Lower East Side