Good Friday 2023

Photographs of a Good Friday procession on New York’s Lower East Side.

Stations of the Cross

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

New York, NY, USA

Mourners

Actors portray Jesus’s friends and family in the Good Friday procession

New York, NY, USA

Jesus and soldiers

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

New York, NY, USA

Blessed Virgin

Members of the local community carry a figure of the Virgin Mary in a Good Friday procession

New York, NY, USA

Jesus crosses Delancey

Actors in the Good Friday procession cross Delancey Street

New York, NY, USA

Carrying the cross

Actors playing Jesus and Simon of Cyrene walk on Delancey Street

New York, NY, USA

Consolation

Two actors portray grief during a Good Friday procession on the Lower East Side

New York, NY, USA

On Delancey Street

A Good Friday procession moves west along Delancey Street on New York's Lower East Side

New York, NY, USA

Hands

An actor playing the part of Jesus carries a wooden cross

New York, NY, USA

Roman soldier

An actor dressed as a Roman soldier walks on Pitt Street

New York, NY, USA

Procession

People follow the Good Friday procession on Pitt Street

New York, NY, USA

Simon of Cyrene

An actor portrays Simon of Cyrene in the Good Friday procession

New York, NY, USA

On Pitt Street

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

New York, NY, USA

Crucifixion

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

New York, NY, USA

Tetelestai

An actor playing Jesus portrays the death of Christ

New York, NY, USA