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In Malta, Holy Thursday is known as Ħamis ix-Xirka (Communion Thursday) and the tradition of visiting seven churches (see below) is called is-seba' visti or is-Sepulkri. Eastern Slavic cultures traditionally carried out a range of cleansing ceremonies on Maundy Thursday (sometimes known in Russian as "Clean Thursday" ( Russian : Чистый ...
Here's what to know about Holy Week, which includes Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and culminates with Easter Sunday. 2024 Holy Week timeline Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday ...
In 2024, Maundy Thursday services will be held on the evening of March 28, 2024 for those using the Western liturgical calendar. The Orthodox and others using the Eastern liturgical calendar will ...
How is Easter determined each year? Lent 2024 ends soon and Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday. What to know about Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, etc.
A Confraternity in Procession along Calle Génova, Seville by Alfred Dehodencq (1851). Holy Week in the liturgical year is the week immediately before Easter. The earliest allusion to the custom of marking this week as a whole with special observances is to be found in the Apostolical Constitutions (v. 18, 19), dating from the latter half of the 3rd century and 4th century.
The Paschal Triduum or Easter Triduum (Latin: Triduum Paschale), [1] Holy Triduum (Latin: Triduum Sacrum), or the Three Days, [2] is the period of three days that begins with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday, [3] reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer on Easter Sunday. [4]
The Easter dates also affect when Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, the Feast of the Ascension and Pentecost occur in a given year. Easter may occur on different dates in the Gregorian Calendar (Western) and the Julian Calendar (Orthodox or Eastern).
Easter is less than a week away, and for all the procrastinators, it's time to work on your baskets, holiday attire and other festivities, like dyeing eggs and getting photos with the Easter Bunny.