A sultan?s banquet, Holy Week and Welsh gold: photos of the day ? Wednesday

Bahia state, Brazil Catholics dressed in white sheets light candles as they take part in the Terno das Almas procession in Igatu, a small isolated town in the mountains of Chapada Diamantina national park. Terno das Almas is an ancient ritual that takes place every night during Holy Week when participants make a pilgrimage through various parts of the village, praying and singing for the souls of their dead

Photograph: Antonello Veneri/AFP/Getty Images

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