14 Facts About Passion Week

In Eastern Churches, which includes Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Eastern Lutheran traditions, Holy Passion Week occurs the week after Lazarus Saturday and starts on the evening of Palm Sunday.

In Eastern Rite Churches, Holy Passion Week starts after 40 days of Lent and two transitional days, namely Saturday of Lazarus and Palm Sunday.

Holy Passion Week concludes with Christ's rest in death and descent into Hades on Holy Saturday.

Easter Day, which immediately follows Holy Passion Week and begins with the Easter Vigil, is the great feast day and apogee of the Christian liturgical year: on this day the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated.

Holy Passion Week has developed into one of Brazil's main symbols of community identity, more specifically in the southern town of Campanha.

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The Campanha Holy Passion Week begins on the Monday evening with the Procession of the Deposit.

Every Holy Passion Week people make the famous alfombras de aserrin or colored carpets made of wood dust that represent a scene of the life and death of Jesus Christ of the Virgin Mary and other saints or the Holy spirit.

Holy Passion Week is observed in parts of Southern Italy, notably Sicily.

Holy Week commemorations reach their paramount on Good Friday as the Catholic Church celebrates the passion of Jesus.

Yaqui Holy Passion Week is both ritualistic and dramaturgic in its celebrations.

The major event of the Yaqui Indians during Holy Passion Week occurs on Wednesday evening in which people arrive at the church on horseback and begin to crawl and dance naked on the floor.

Fasting during Great and Holy Passion Week is very strict, as in Lent at a minimum: dairy products and meat products are strictly forbidden, and on most days, no alcoholic beverages are permitted and no oil is used in cooking.

On Thursday of Holy Passion Week, called Covenant Thursday, a liturgy is prayed and communion is given to symbolize the Last Supper of Jesus.

Passion Week is represented as worrying and grieving with Saint Mary Magdalene for Jesus; therefore the event is markedly similar to a mourning event among the people.