Gerusalemme, suore ortodosse in processione verso la tomba della vergine Maria

Orthodox nuns hold candles and flowers as they take part in a procession to bring the icon of the Virgin Mary to the tomb where it is believed she is buried, through Jerusalem’s Old City, Israel, 25 August 2011. Every year before the Feast of the Assumption, the icon is brought from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher to the tomb of the Virgin Mary to honor her Assumption. (EPA/ABIR SULTAN)