Good Friday 2017: Here’s how Christians around the world are observing the holy day

Good Friday is a solemn day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. Christians around the world observe this day with great humility and reverence. Also known as Great Friday, Holy Friday or Black Friday, many Christians spend the day fasting and is a day of mourning. This year the festival is being observed on April 14. (Source: Express photo by Sahil Walia)

Ruben Enaje, 57, who is portraying Jesus Christ for the 31st time, grimaces in pain as he was nailed on a wooden cross during a Good Friday crucifixion re-enactment in Cutud village, Pampanga province, north of Manila, Philippines April 14, 2017. (Source: Reuters)

Brendan Paul, center, plays the part of Jesus as parishioners from the Wesley Mission re-enact journey of the cross procession on Good Friday in Sydney. (Source: AP)

Filipino penitents are seen nailed to the wooden crosses during a Good Friday crucifixion re-enactment in San Juan village, Pampanga province, north of Manila, Philippines. (Source: Reuters)

Christian pilgrims attend Good Friday procession in Jerusalem. Good Friday is a Christian holiday which marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death. (Source: AP)

Ethiopian Christian pilgrims attend Good Friday procession to commemorate the passion, or suffering, and death on the cross of the Lord, Jesus Christ. (Source: AP)

Joined by Christians, Head of the Catholic Church in Kenya, Cardinal John Njue, wearing a red cap, carries the Cross through streets of Nairobi, Kenya. (source: AP)

A mother and daughter pray as they watch the reenacting of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during Good Friday in Hyderabad, India. (Source: AP)

Students reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Ahmadabad. (Source: AP)

Penitents from 'Cristo de la Buena Muerte' or 'Good Dead Christ' brotherhood carry a wooden image representing Jesus Christ as they take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain. (source: AP)

Hundreds of processions took place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (Source: AP)