Easter 2023: All you need to know about Holy Week
Updated On: 08 April, 2023 06:52 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
The week comprises of four special ceremonies that commemorate the events of Christ`s Passion from his entrance into Jerusalem, when palm branches were placed in his path, through his arrest on Holy Thursday and Crucifixion on Good Friday, to Holy Saturday, the day that Christ`s body lay in the tomb
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Holy Week is observed in the week leading up to Easter. This year, it will be celebrated on April 9. Image for representation purposes only. Photo Courtesy: Istock
The followers of Christianity will observe Holy Week ahead of Easter which will be celebrated on April 9 this year. The week begins on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter. It is a time when Catholics gather to remember and participate in the Passion of Jesus Christ. The Passion was the final period of Christ`s life in Jerusalem. It covers the span from when he arrived in Jerusalem to the time he was crucified.
The name Holy Week was used in the 4th century by St. Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, and St. Epiphanius of Constantia. Originally, only Good Friday and Holy Saturday were observed as holy days. Later, Wednesday was added as the day on which Judas plotted to betray Jesus, and by the beginning of the 3rd century, the other days of the week had been added.
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