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2. Holy Week - Wikipedia

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   Holy Week (Koinē Greek: Ἁγία καὶ Μεγάλη Ἑβδομάς, romanized: Agia ké Megale Evdomas, lit. 'Holy and Great Week') is the most sacred week in the liturgical year in Christianity. [1][2] For all Christian traditions, it is a moveable observance. In Eastern Christianity, which also calls it Great Week, it is the week ...

3. 2024 Lent ends soon. Guide to Holy Week: Palm Sunday, Maundy ...

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   In some faiths', Lent ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. For others, such as Roman Catholicism, Lent ends at sundown on Thursday, March 28, 2024, known as Maundy, or Holy, Thursday ...

4. Liturgical colours - Wikipedia

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   Liturgical colours. Liturgical colours are specific colours used for vestments and hangings within the context of Christian liturgy. The symbolism of violet, blue, white, green, red, gold, black, rose, and other colours may serve to underline moods appropriate to a season of the liturgical year or may highlight a special occasion.

5. Lent - Wikipedia

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   In the Byzantine Rite, i.e., the Eastern Orthodox Great Lent (Greek: Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή or Μεγάλη Νηστεία, meaning "Great 40 Days" and "Great Fast" respectively) is the most important fasting season in the church year. [61] The 40 days of Great Lent include Sundays, and begin on Clean Monday.

6. Flowering the cross - Wikipedia

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   Flowering the cross. Flowering the cross is a Western Christian tradition practiced at the arrival of Easter, in which worshippers place flowers on the bare wooden cross that was used in the Good Friday liturgy, in order to symbolize "the new life that emerges from Jesus’s death on Good Friday". [1][2][3] The result is a flowered cross that ...

7. Altar (Catholic Church) - Wikipedia

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   Altar (Catholic Church) The altar of the parish church of Gampern, Upper Austria. The altar in the Catholic Church is used for celebrating the Sacrifice of the Mass. [1] The altar, typically centrally located in the sanctuary, is to be the focus of attention in the church. [2] At the beginning of the Roman Rite of Mass, the priest first of all ...