Europe's Photos of the Week: March 23--March 28

SEMANA SANTA: Penitents of the Aguas brotherhood gathered on Monday before starting their procession during Holy Week in Seville, southern Spain.
SEMANA SANTA: Penitents of the Aguas brotherhood gathered on Monday before starting their procession during Holy Week in Seville, southern Spain.
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HAT: A young penitent of the Cofradia del Silencio played with his capirote on Wednesday before the start of a procession in Zamora, Spain.
HAT: A young penitent of the Cofradia del Silencio played with his capirote on Wednesday before the start of a procession in Zamora, Spain.
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BUTTERFLY: A butterfly landed on the nose of a girl on Monday in the ‘Sensational Butterflies’ exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, England.
BUTTERFLY: A butterfly landed on the nose of a girl on Monday in the ‘Sensational Butterflies’ exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, England.
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SAND: A sand sculpture of characters from ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ was seen at the Sand Sculpture festival on Tuesday in Weston-Super-Mare, England.
SAND: A sand sculpture of characters from ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ was seen at the Sand Sculpture festival on Tuesday in Weston-Super-Mare, England.
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EGG: Christie’s specialist James Hyslop posed for a photograph with a sub-fossilized elephant bird egg at the auction house in London on Wednesday. The egg from the extinct elephant bird species, which was native to Madagascar, will be auctioned off in April.
EGG: Christie’s specialist James Hyslop posed for a photograph with a sub-fossilized elephant bird egg at the auction house in London on Wednesday. The egg from the extinct elephant bird species, which was native to Madagascar, will be auctioned off in April.
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EGG TREE: Easter eggs hung in an apple tree decorated with 10,000 eggs on Sunday in Saalfeld, Germany.
EGG TREE: Easter eggs hung in an apple tree decorated with 10,000 eggs on Sunday in Saalfeld, Germany.
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RESCUE MISSION: Farmer Donald O’Reilly searched on Tuesday for sheep and lambs trapped in a snow drift near other animals that had just been rescued near Aughafatten, Northern Ireland.
RESCUE MISSION: Farmer Donald O’Reilly searched on Tuesday for sheep and lambs trapped in a snow drift near other animals that had just been rescued near Aughafatten, Northern Ireland.
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JUMP: This multiple-exposure image shows Millie Kennard competing in the Beam event at the Junior Apparatus Finals during the British Gymnastics Championships on Sunday in Liverpool, England.
JUMP: This multiple-exposure image shows Millie Kennard competing in the Beam event at the Junior Apparatus Finals during the British Gymnastics Championships on Sunday in Liverpool, England.
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BRAINS AND BRAWN: Matt Read, left, and Chris Levy competed at the Chessboxing Grand Prix in London on Saturday. The hybrid sport combines chess with boxing in alternating rounds. The winner is decided by a knockout or checkmate, whichever comes first.
BRAINS AND BRAWN: Matt Read, left, and Chris Levy competed at the Chessboxing Grand Prix in London on Saturday. The hybrid sport combines chess with boxing in alternating rounds. The winner is decided by a knockout or checkmate, whichever comes first.
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GUNS: Artist Pedro Reyes held one of his musical instruments sculpted from recycled guns on Tuesday at the Lisson Gallery in London, England. Mr. Reyes received 6,700 destroyed weapons from the Mexican government from which he sculpted two groups of instruments.
GUNS: Artist Pedro Reyes held one of his musical instruments sculpted from recycled guns on Tuesday at the Lisson Gallery in London, England. Mr. Reyes received 6,700 destroyed weapons from the Mexican government from which he sculpted two groups of instruments.
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BURN: A European Union flag was set ablaze in Nicosia, Cyprus on Wednesday during a rally against the country’s bailout.
BURN: A European Union flag was set ablaze in Nicosia, Cyprus on Wednesday during a rally against the country’s bailout.
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