What is Holy Week?
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Holy Week is the final week of Jesus’ life before his resurrection — Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday. Christians worldwide retrace its steps annually: triumphal entry, last supper, crucifixion, resurrection.
Key days: Palm Sunday (entry), Maundy Thursday (last supper), Good Friday (crucifixion), Holy Saturday (the silence of the tomb), Easter Sunday (resurrection).
It is the most intense week of the Christian year. Read a Gospel through that week; attend services; sit in the silence; weep on Friday and rejoice on Sunday.
Everything in Christianity stands or falls on what happens in this one week. It is worth our undivided attention.
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Original BibleDawn answer · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.