Corpus Christi is primarily celebrated by the Catholic Church, but it is also included in the calendar of a few Anglican churches. Thousands of revelers dressed in colorful costumes and masks took part in the annual Corpus Christi celebrations in many parts of the world. Venezuala and Panama in particular have festivals with "Devil Dancers" in brightly colored masks as part of the parade that marks the event.
People wearing traditional devil costumes parade during Corpus Christi celebrations in La Villa, Panama, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Arnulfo Franco
Light trails are produced by faithful carrying candles as they walk past the Cathedral during a Corpus Christi procession in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 23, 2011. Corpus Christi is a Catholic observance which celebrates the Body of Christ. AP / Eraldo Peres
People carry candles during a Corpus Christi procession outside the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Eraldo Peres
A worshiper stands on a sawdust carpet while working on it ahead of Catholic Corpus Christi celebrations, outside the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Eraldo Peres
Worshipers make carpets to celebrate Catholic Corpus Christi outside the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Eraldo Peres
A woman wearing a fish mask dances during the celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
A man dressed as a devil, dances during the celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
A man smokes a cigar before participating at the celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
A man dressed as a devil takes a break without his mask during the celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
A man dressed as a devil, dances during the celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
People dressed as dancing devils perform during a traditional celebration in Naiguata, Venezuela, Wednesday June 22, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
A girl dressed as a dancing devil, wearing an animal mask decorated with a hair bow, dances during a traditional celebration in Naiguata, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
Participants dressed as devils take a break during celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
A street vendor sells hats during a Corpus Christi procession in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ramon Espinosa
Mexican Cardinal Norberto Rivera blesses priests during the mass commemorating the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi in Mexico City, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Miguel Tovar
Chinelo dancers perform during Corpus Christi celebrations near the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Miguel Tovar
Chinelo dancers prepare to perform during Corpus Christi celebrations near the Metropolitan cathdral in Mexico City, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Miguel Tovar
A boy wearing a traditional devil costume sits during Corpus Christi celebrations in La Villa, Panama, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Arnulfo Franco
A boy holds up a devil mask during Corpus Christi celebration in La Villa, Panama, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Arnulfo Franco
A traditionally dressed Bavarian boy watches a Corpus Christi procession in Seehausen, near Murnau, southern Germany, on Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Matthias Schrader
Participants of a Corpus Christi Procession march in Seehausen, near Murnau, southern Germany, on Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Matthias Schrader
Pope Benedict XVI is helped as he walks up stairs at his arrival in Rome's St. John in Lateran Basilica, Thursday, June 23, 2011. The pontiff led the Corpus Christi procession on an open vehicle from St. John in Lateran Basilica to St. Mary Major Basilica. In the Catholic church, the event is dedicated to the mystery of the Eucharist and concludes the cycle of feasts following Easter. AP / Pier Paolo Cito
Riflemen wearing traditional costumes during a Corpus Christi procession, in Lofer in the Austrian province of Salzburg on Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Kerstin Joensson
People dressed as devils take part in a parade celebrating the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi in Ocumare de la Costa in the central state of Aragua June 23, 2011. This year, the start of San Juan (Saint John) Day celebrations coincided with festivities for Corpus Christi, where people dressed as colourful devils dance to the rhythm of drums and a string instrument called "cuatro" before praying in front of churches.
REUTERS / Jorge Silva
Performers dressed as devils dance during a parade to celebrate the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi in Ocumare de la Costa in the central state of Aragua June 23, 2011. This year, the start of San Juan (Saint John) Day celebrations coincided with festivities for the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi, when people dressed as colourful devils dance to the rhythm of drums and a string instrument called a "cuatro" in Venezuelan coastal towns, before praying in front of churches.
REUTERS / Jorge Silva
A person dressed as a devil lies on the ground to pray during a parade celebrating the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi in Ocumare de la Costa in the central state of Aragua June 23, 2011. This year, the start of San Juan (Saint John) Day celebrations coincided with festivities for Corpus Christi, where people dressed as colourful devils dance to the rhythm of drums and a string instrument called "cuatro" before praying in front of churches.
REUTERS / Jorge Silva
A person dressed as a devil takes part in a parade celebrating the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi in Ocumare de la Costa in the central state of Aragua June 23, 2011. This year, the start of San Juan (Saint John) Day celebrations coincided with festivities for Corpus Christi, where people dressed as colourful devils dance to the rhythm of drums and a string instrument called "cuatro" before praying in front of churches.
REUTERS / Jorge Silva
People dressed as devils lie on the ground as they pray during a parade celebrating the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi in Ocumare de la Costa in the central state of Aragua June 23, 2011. This year, the start of San Juan (Saint John) Day celebrations coincided with festivities for Corpus Christi, where people dressed as colourful devils dance to the rhythm of drums and a string instrument called "cuatro" before praying in front of churches.
REUTERS / Jorge Silva
Dancers wearing the traditional outfit of the "Chinelos" dance on a street during the Corpus Christi celebration in Mexico City.
REUTERS / Jorge Silva
People wearing traditional devil costumes parade during Corpus Christi celebrations in La Villa, Panama, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Arnulfo Franco
Light trails are produced by faithful carrying candles as they walk past the Cathedral during a Corpus Christi procession in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 23, 2011. Corpus Christi is a Catholic observance which celebrates the Body of Christ. AP / Eraldo Peres
People carry candles during a Corpus Christi procession outside the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Eraldo Peres
A worshiper stands on a sawdust carpet while working on it ahead of Catholic Corpus Christi celebrations, outside the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Eraldo Peres
Worshipers make carpets to celebrate Catholic Corpus Christi outside the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Eraldo Peres
A woman wearing a fish mask dances during the celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
A man dressed as a devil, dances during the celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
A man smokes a cigar before participating at the celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
A man dressed as a devil takes a break without his mask during the celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
A man dressed as a devil, dances during the celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
People dressed as dancing devils perform during a traditional celebration in Naiguata, Venezuela, Wednesday June 22, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
A girl dressed as a dancing devil, wearing an animal mask decorated with a hair bow, dances during a traditional celebration in Naiguata, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
Participants dressed as devils take a break during celebrations of the Catholic Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ariana Cubillos
A street vendor sells hats during a Corpus Christi procession in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Ramon Espinosa
Mexican Cardinal Norberto Rivera blesses priests during the mass commemorating the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi in Mexico City, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Miguel Tovar
Chinelo dancers perform during Corpus Christi celebrations near the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Miguel Tovar
Chinelo dancers prepare to perform during Corpus Christi celebrations near the Metropolitan cathdral in Mexico City, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Miguel Tovar
A boy wearing a traditional devil costume sits during Corpus Christi celebrations in La Villa, Panama, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Arnulfo Franco
A boy holds up a devil mask during Corpus Christi celebration in La Villa, Panama, Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Arnulfo Franco
A traditionally dressed Bavarian boy watches a Corpus Christi procession in Seehausen, near Murnau, southern Germany, on Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Matthias Schrader
Participants of a Corpus Christi Procession march in Seehausen, near Murnau, southern Germany, on Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Matthias Schrader
Pope Benedict XVI is helped as he walks up stairs at his arrival in Rome's St. John in Lateran Basilica, Thursday, June 23, 2011. The pontiff led the Corpus Christi procession on an open vehicle from St. John in Lateran Basilica to St. Mary Major Basilica. In the Catholic church, the event is dedicated to the mystery of the Eucharist and concludes the cycle of feasts following Easter. AP / Pier Paolo Cito
Riflemen wearing traditional costumes during a Corpus Christi procession, in Lofer in the Austrian province of Salzburg on Thursday, June 23, 2011. AP / Kerstin Joensson
People dressed as devils take part in a parade celebrating the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi in Ocumare de la Costa in the central state of Aragua June 23, 2011. This year, the start of San Juan (Saint John) Day celebrations coincided with festivities for Corpus Christi, where people dressed as colourful devils dance to the rhythm of drums and a string instrument called "cuatro" before praying in front of churches. REUTERS / Jorge Silva 
Performers dressed as devils dance during a parade to celebrate the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi in Ocumare de la Costa in the central state of Aragua June 23, 2011. This year, the start of San Juan (Saint John) Day celebrations coincided with festivities for the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi, when people dressed as colourful devils dance to the rhythm of drums and a string instrument called a "cuatro" in Venezuelan coastal towns, before praying in front of churches. REUTERS / Jorge Silva 
A person dressed as a devil lies on the ground to pray during a parade celebrating the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi in Ocumare de la Costa in the central state of Aragua June 23, 2011. This year, the start of San Juan (Saint John) Day celebrations coincided with festivities for Corpus Christi, where people dressed as colourful devils dance to the rhythm of drums and a string instrument called "cuatro" before praying in front of churches. REUTERS / Jorge Silva 
A person dressed as a devil takes part in a parade celebrating the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi in Ocumare de la Costa in the central state of Aragua June 23, 2011. This year, the start of San Juan (Saint John) Day celebrations coincided with festivities for Corpus Christi, where people dressed as colourful devils dance to the rhythm of drums and a string instrument called "cuatro" before praying in front of churches. REUTERS / Jorge Silva 
People dressed as devils lie on the ground as they pray during a parade celebrating the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi in Ocumare de la Costa in the central state of Aragua June 23, 2011. This year, the start of San Juan (Saint John) Day celebrations coincided with festivities for Corpus Christi, where people dressed as colourful devils dance to the rhythm of drums and a string instrument called "cuatro" before praying in front of churches. REUTERS / Jorge Silva 
Dancers wearing the traditional outfit of the "Chinelos" dance on a street during the Corpus Christi celebration in Mexico City. REUTERS / Jorge Silva
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