Residents and visitors packed St George yesterday for the Good Friday Walk to Calvary.

Crowds flocked to the East End for the re-enactment of the events that took Jesus Christ to his crucifixion.

Veronica Phillips, from Smith’s, said she enjoyed the performance every year.

The 84-year-old added: “It’s outside, it’s every scene and it’s real — re-enacted, of course, but it reminds us of what actually happened."

She said: “We love it because we can feel it in a real way.”

Gloria Knights, 80, from Hamilton Parish, added: “We’re Christians so we’re supposed to tell the Word, to bring the souls into the Kingdom.”

Madree Lindsay, 80, from Pembroke, said the show was “improving every year”.

The Passion play was sponsored by the East End Ministerial Association and took in locations that included the Ebenezer Methodist Church, the Richard Allen AME Church and the Unfinished Church.

Scenes were also staged at The Salvation Army, the Whitehall Estate — by the Stella Maris Church, on the steps of St Peter’s Church and at Ordnance Island.

Friends Katie Gorrie and Shuaib Safdar, were visiting from Britain and turned up to watch after recommendations from people in the Town of St George.

Ms Gorrie, 26, from Edinburgh, Scotland, said: “It was very good, I loved the acting, it was really immersive.

“It’s definitely nothing like I’ve ever seen before.”

Mr Safdar added: “It was done with conviction.”

Families also took part in Easter celebrations as part of the Gilbert Lamb fun day at St David’s County Cricket Club.

The event included a kite workshop and fun castles with the Mohawk Grand Prix to be held later in the afternoon.

Lavonna Thomas, from Warwick said: “We always come every year — it’s a nice outing for the kids and I love the go-kart race.”

The 30-year-old added that she helped daughter Amilah, 5, fly her kite.

Her cousin, Kayla Forde, 26, said the event offered the chance to see people for the first time in a while.

Tunde and Jodie Olowofila, from Smith’s, were at the fun day with daughter Isabella, 6, who enjoyed the bouncy castles.

Mr Olowofila, who is from London but has been in Bermuda for about 18 months, said: “We just came out because it’s a beautiful day.

“We’re going to meet some friends later, get some food … just going to chill out all day.”

He added: “The atmosphere’s really cool, the people are really friendly, as always in Bermuda.”

Elsewhere on the island, residents gathered to fly kites, eat codfish cakes, play marbles and see friends and family, including at the Royal Naval Field in Somerset and at KiteFest at Horseshoe Bay.