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WHAT IS HOLY WEEK?
Holy Week is the annual Christian commemoration of the passion of Christ, that is, the entrance to Jerusalem, the last supper, the Via Crucis, the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. It begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Easter Sunday, although its celebration usually begins in various places on the previous Friday, that is, on Friday of Sorrows. The date of the celebration is variable: between March and April.
It continues to be Lent until sunset on Holy Thursday, when the Pascual Triduum begins: that same day the institution of the Eucharist is celebrated at the last supper; on Good Friday, the crucifixion and death of the Lord, and on the night of Holy Saturday, the Pascual Vigil. During Holy Week numerous displays of popular religiosity take place throughout the world, highlighting the processions, penances and representations of the Passion, death and resurrection of Jesus.