Roman soldiers flogging Jesus Christ during a skit on Good Friday in the streets of Cap-Haïtien on March 29, 2024. Photo by Onz Chéry for The Haitian Times
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A photo gallery of thousands of worshipers in Cap-Haïtien commemorating the death of Jesus Christ by marching in the streets during the Good Friday Procession.
CAP-HAITIEN — Dressed in white, thousands of believers filtered through the narrow streets of Cap-Haïtien to commemorate Jesus Christ’s death during the Good Friday Procession on March 29.
Some participants bore rocks atop their heads or carried sackcloth bags, while others held candles or rosaries. A large number of them prayed in front of the Sacré-Coeur Church in Cap-Haïtien, one of the locations where they assembled before the procession. Some worshipers, predominantly women, raised their arms as they immersed themselves in prayer to their God.
The march, which commenced around 11:30 a.m., concluded around 2:30 a.m. at Église Évangélique Mont du Calvaire.
One of the most poignant moments of the procession was when worshippers paused to watch a skit portraying Jesus, adorned in a white robe stained with blood and a crown of leaves, being flogged by Roman soldiers.
Below are some photographs from the Good Friday Procession in Cap-Haïtien.
A worshiper with a sackcloth bag on her head lighting up a candle. Photo by Onz Chéry for The Haitian TimesTwo woman worshipers holding candles followed by a man. Photo by Onz Chéry for The Haitian TimesRoman soldiers holding Jesus Christ during a skit on Good Friday in Cap-Haïtien on March 29, 2024. Photo by Onz Chéry for The Haitian Times A worshiper with a rock on her head praying with her arms wide open in front of the Sacré-Coeur Church of Cap-Haïtien. Photo by Onz Chéry for The Haitian TimesA woman pouring water on top of a girl’s head during the Good Friday Procession in Cap-Haïtien on March 29, 2024. Photo by Onz Chéry for The Haitian TimesA woman worshiper deep in prayer. Photo by Onz Chéry for The Haitian TimesA woman believer holding a rosary, a bottle and a bag of water during the Good Friday Procession in Cap-Haïtien on March 29, 2024. Photo by Onz Chéry for The Haitian TimesA worshiper marching through the streets of Cap-Haïtien with a rock over a sackcloth bag on top of her head during the Good Friday Procession. Photo by Onz Chéry for The Haitian TimesWorshipers praying or leaving the Sacré-Coeur Church of Cap-Haïtien before the Good Friday Procession. Photo by Onz Chéry for The Haitian TimesA street in Cap-Haïtien filled with worshipers during the Good Friday Procession on March 29, 2024. Photo by Onz Chéry for The Haitian Times
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Onz Chery is a Haiti correspondent for The Haitian Times. Chery started his journalism career as a City College of New York student with The Campus. He later wrote for First Touch, local soccer leagues in New York and Elite Sports New York before joining The Haitian Times in 2019.
