Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos (R) blesses the crowd after washing of the feet ceremony outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 2, 2013, ahead of Orthodox Easter. (Xinhua/Muammar Awad)

People watch the Greek Orthodox washing of the feet ceremony outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 2, 2013, ahead of Orthodox Easter. (Xinhua/Muammar Awad)

Greek Orthodox priests hold candles during washing of the feet ceremony outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 2, 2013, ahead of Orthodox Easter. (Xinhua/Muammar Awad)

People watch the Greek Orthodox washing of the feet ceremony outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 2, 2013, ahead of Orthodox Easter. (Xinhua/Muammar Awad)