Holy Week
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Holy Week
Holy Week is the annual Christian commemoration.
of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Therefore, it is a period of intense
liturgical activity within the various Christian denominations. It begins on Palm Sunday.
and it ends on Easter Sunday, although its celebration often begins in various places on
the previous Friday (Friday of Sorrows) and is considered part of it the Sunday of
Resurrection. The date of the celebration is variable (between March and April depending on the year) since
it depends on the lunar calendar.
Holy Week is preceded by Lent, which ends in Passion Week where
The Eucharist is celebrated on Holy Thursday, commemorating the Crucifixion.1of Jesus on Good Friday and the
Resurrection at the Easter Vigil during the night of Holy Saturday to Easter Sunday.
During Holy Week, numerous displays of popular religiosity take place throughout
everyone, highlighting the processions and the representations of the Passion.
The most important days of Holy Week are those formed by the so-called Paschal Triduum: The
introduction to the Triduum (Holy Thursday and Good Friday), which commemorates the death of
Christ; Holy Saturday, in which Christ is commemorated in the tomb, and Easter Sunday
the Resurrection.
It is at the Council of Nicaea I (in the year 325) where a solution is finally reached for this.
subject. It established that Easter Sunday was to be celebrated by fulfilling some
certain rules: That Easter be celebrated on Sunday. That it never coincide with the
Jewish Passover, which was celebrated regardless of the day of the week. That Christians do not
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Crucifixion: Crucifixion is an ancient method of execution, where the condemned is tied or nailed to
a wooden cross or among trees or on a wall, and left there until his death.
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they never celebrate Easter twice in the same year. This has its explanation because the year
new began at the spring equinox2therefore the celebration of Easter was prohibited
before the actual equinox.
Beyond religious beliefs, Holy Week is a time full of traditions that is celebrated
around the world, and each country and city adds the colors that characterize it, which goes hand in hand
with the celebration of the mysteries that we contemplate.
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Spring equinox: The spring equinox is one of the two annual equinoxes that
we experience, being the other the one of autumn. "Vernal" comes from the Latin word "vernus" or "ver" and means,
it refers to or occurs in spring. Equinox comes from the Latin 'aequinoctium' and means 'equal night'. The
Human cultures around the world hold festivals, parties, and holidays in reference to this.
particular fact, celebrating different cultural icons, religious leaders, and nature.
