
Whether you're getting away for foreign shores or staying at home for a lamb roast with the family, Easter celebrations in Britain follow a familiar pattern.

But around the world Christians mark the festival of rebirth in hundreds of different ways, as these images show.

For example, Christians in the Philippines whip themselves bloody with metal chains and are nailed to crosses to experience the suffering of Jesus as an act of holy penitence.

In Jerusalem, people also carry wooden crosses through the streets to honour Christ's sacrifice and remember the miracle of resurrection that followed.

Here, Mail Online has collected pictures showing how different cultures mark Easter around the globe.

Philippines

An act of penitence: A man in the Philippines screams as his feet and hands are nailed to a wooden cross as part of Easter celebrations to honour the suffering of Christ

Suffering: These celebrations are one of the most extreme and striking examples of how people from around the world mark Easter, and is considered an honour

Spectacle: While the participants suffer in the grim-faced ritual, the same cannot be said of the dozens of people who gather around to take photographs of them

Photo op: Similar events are held around the Philippines, drawing crowds in the hundreds, all of whom want to capture the perfect picture for their photo albums

Taking it seriously: In another extreme example of worship, a man in the Philippines is flayed bloody with metal whips

Precy Valencia is nailed to a cross in the Philippine capital of Manila as a sign of her faith and to seek forgiveness for her sins

Not faking: Nails are driven through a man's feet in the Philippines as part of that country's traditional celebration of Easter

For our sins: The practice of self-injury is linked to the Lent, a period of fasting for millions of Catholics around the world

In defiance: Local Catholic leaders have spoken out to condemn the practice in the past, while health officials also disapprove, but the devout worshippers have refused to give it up

Israel

Worshippers in Jerusalem's old city carry a wooden cross through the streets as they celebrate Good Friday in one of the holiest cities on Earth

Thousands of Orthodox Christians gather in Jerusalem's old city for Good Friday processions that trace the route Jesus is believed to have walked on the day of his crucifixion

The route of the procession follows Via Dolorosa, or 'Way of Suffering', which inspired the 14 Stations of the Cross, and ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher where Jesus is thought to be buried

Christian faithful travel from around the world to attend the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem, which also draws a large security presence from Israeli authorities (left)

Pilgrims from Ethiopia pray against a cross in Jerusalem's old city as part of Good Friday services to mark Jesus's crucifixion

The procession is known as The Way of the Cross, which many complete while carrying crosses and offering up prayers

Thousands of people gather at the Monastery of the Flagellation before walking down Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, believed to be the site where Jesus was crucified before rising again

As Christians took to the streets to mark Good Friday, elsewhere in the city, the Jewish population was marking Passover

India

In India, reenactment of the crucifixion are also performed by volunteers, such as this man in the southern city of Hyderabad

While not as gory or extreme as reenactments in the Philippines, the man is still whipped while dragging a heavy cross

Christians gather to remember Jesus's crucifixion on Good Friday in Guwahati, India, as Good Friday celebrations happen around the world

Prayers are offered by an Indian mother and her daughter in Hyderabad, India, as they way a reenactment of the crucifixion

In Kolkata, Christian worshippers offer prayed in front of statues recalling Jesus's suffering and crucifixion

Catholic nuns from the Missionaries of Charity parade through the streets of Hyderabad. Christians are one of the smallest minority groups in India, making up around 2 per cent of the population

A white piece of cloth is tied to a cross in Bangalore to symbolise the body of Christ as people mark Good Friday

Christians in Bangalore gather for a drink of buttermilk after offering up prayers on Good Friday as the world celebrates Easter

Dozens of Christians had gathered in front of a large painting of Christ to offer prayers as they remember Christ's sacrifice

England

Actor James Burke-Dunsmore took on the role of Jesus as the crucifixion was reenacted in Trafalgar Square, in London

Around 20,000 gather at one of the city's most iconic landmarks each year to watch the reenactment take place

Two performances take place of Wintershall's 'The Passion of Jesus', which tells the story of Christ's journey to Jerusalem, his betrayal and his crucifixion

Spain

Penitents of the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno and Maria Santisima de los Dolores brotherhood take part in a procession in Aragon, Spain, wearing traditional religious dress

Nazarenes, also known as 'penitent ones', take part in a procession in Murcia. Around 4,000 people will participate in the procession which lasts for eight hours, with many walking it barefoot

Drummers mingle with tourists and worshippers in Aragon, central Spain, as the deeply Catholic nation marks Good Friday

Germany

In Bensheim, actor Julian Lux has a crown of thorns placed on his head as he plays Jesus in a crucifixion reenactment

Around 100 actors take part in the annual performance in Bensheim, with thousands of people gathering to watch

Despite being performed in Germany, the production is staged by local Italian families who started the tradition 35 years ago

Ethiopia

Orthodox Christians, who belong to a sect known as Tewahedo, gather inside the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa

Those who cannot get inside the cathedral offer prayers on the steps outside as they remember the sacrifice of Christ

Pakistan

In Karachi hundreds of faithful pack into a church to hear prayers. While Pakistan is an overwhelmingly Muslim country, Christians still make up around 2 per cent of the population

Good Friday services in Pakistan are held without music, candles or ringing bells as a solemn mark of respect

Lebanon

In Qraiyeh, in southern Lebanon, actors take part in a performance depicting Christ's crucifixion for Good Friday

Lebanon is home to a large number of Christians - they make up 40 per cent of the country's population, second only to Muslims, who make up 54 per cent

Greece

Greek Orthodox priests carry a cross at the Pendeli Monastery, near Athens, which was founded in 1578