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Sunday, 16 April 2017

✝The Holy Week

In Christianity✝, the week just before Easter is called the Holy Week. It is also the last week of the religious season of Lent. It includes the following days:-

Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. It commemorates Jesus' voluntary entry into Jerusalem knowing full well that he would be crucified✝. When he entered the city, he was greeted by the people who placed palm leaves on the ground in front of him while he rode a donkey. This was later found to be a symbol of his prophesied return in Zechariah 9:9. Most Christians celebrate the day with the blessing of palm leaves or other branches which they bring to Church.

 
Holy Monday & Holy Tuesday aren’t exactly commemorated anymore by most denominations. Holy Monday is remembered in the story of the anointing of Jesus at Bethany (John 12:1-11). Holy Tuesday is when the events of the Last Supper and Peter's denial of Jesus took place. 
Holy Wednesday remembers the story of Judas arranging his betrayal of Jesus with the high priests, this is why it is also called Spy Wednesday.

 
Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper🍲 of Jesus with his Apostles. On this day, Jesus gave Christians the institution of Communion and washed the 12 Apostles’ feet.

 
Good Friday is generally a sombre occasion & is remembered as the day when Christ was nailed to the cross✝ and killed. Most Christians fast on this day and congregate at Church⛪ to remember the death of Jesus. 
On Holy Saturday, the Church waits in prayer, meditating on his Passion and Death and on his Descent into Hell, and awaiting his Resurrection. Some denominations go to Church for the Easter Vigil🌌, which runs through the night past midnight.  
This marks the end of the Holy Week and the next day is celebrated as Easter, the day of Christ Jesus’ resurrection from the dead

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