April 24, 2011 8:39 PM

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Easter being celebrated across the world

Easter Sunday, one of the holiest festivals of Christians, is being celebrated across the globe with enthusiasm. Easter commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus after his Crucifixion. In India, it is celebrated with religious fervour. In Nagaland, since the crack of dawn, believers irrespective of denominations, thronged the historic War Cemetery to take part in the Easter sunrise service.Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Easter Mass in St Peter's Square, packed with about one lakh pilgrims and tourists while choir voices rang out across the cobblestone square in late morning. Thousands of people streamed up the boulevard leading from the Tiber to the Vatican, to hear the pontiff deliver the traditional message.

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