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Boys dressed as legionaries escort Jesus on Pitt Street

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

An actor dressed as a Roman soldier walks on Pitt Street

A young man playing the part of Jesus in a Good Friday procession carries a cross

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

An actor playing Jesus portrays the death of Christ

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

The crowd prays as Jesus lies on Pitt Street after falling

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

A Good Friday procession halts on Delancey Street

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