Notes placed between stones of Western Wall removed in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, April 13, 2016 -- Employees remove thousands of handwritten notes placed between stones of the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site in the Old City of Jerusalem, on April 12, 2016. The Western Wall has undergone some spring cleaning in honor of the Jewish Passover holiday. Twice a year, the chief rabbi of the Western Wall and his team meticulously clean the wall and gather hundreds of thousands of notes left by worshipers in the ancient cracks. Cleaning occurs prior to Passover and Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. (Xinhua/Gil Cohen Magen)