An Ethiopean woman reads from the bible at the Holy Sepulchre Church in the Old City of Jerusalem April 8, 2004. Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday is the day Christians commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus Christ and monks walk for a service to the Holy Sepulchre Church in the Old City of Jerusalem on Maundy Thursday. 07 Apr 2004 REUTERS/Jerry Lampen  A monk walks under a sea of red lanterns at a temple in Kuala Lumpur January 31, 2000. Hundreds of lanterns gave a festive atmosphere to welcome the Chinese New Year. 31 Jan 2003 REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim  The hands of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man touch the Western Wall during Passover prayers in Jerusalem April 9, 2004. Judaism's holiest site, pray en masse in honour of the Jewish holiday of Passover, a week-long holiday celebrating the exodus of the Jews from Egypt. 09 Apr 2004 REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen |  A Christian pilgrim prays on Christmas morning in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on December 25, 2002. Israeli forces withdrew from Bethlehem this week in order to allow Christmas festivities in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. 25 Dec 2002 REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis |  A Hindu woman worships the god of the sun Surya at Sagar island, 150 km (95 miles) south of Calcutta January 14, 2004. Some 300,000 Hindu monks and pilgrims are expected to make a trip to Sagar island for the festival of Makar Sankranti where they will immerse themselves into the confluence of the Ganges river and the Bay of Bengal. 14 Jan 2004 REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw | | | | | |