Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest ... His blood protects us from the angel of death. Jesus died on the cross and was buried before sunset. So Friday was first day that ...

In Holy Week, the days just before Easter ... in the church – except stained glass windows and the Stations of the Cross. In some places, the images are removed altogether.

Believers observe the day by fasting and receiving ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead ... Easter which marks the beginning of Holy Week. The ashes are consecrated with holy water ...

The timing of Lent varies from year to year and is tied to the spring equinox. Here are 2025's key dates, including Easter.

Many Christians attend church services on Ash Wednesday and receive ashes on their forehead in the sign of the cross. In the early ... serving as the culmination of Holy Week, which includes ...