: the Thursday before Easter observed in commemoration of the institution of the Eucharist
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Maundy Thursday is Thursday, April 2, 2025, according to Time and Date.
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
In 2026, Lent ends on April 3, known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Feb. 2026
The Christian holiday Maundy Thursday, also called Holy Thursday, is Thursday, April 2.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
Our first pilgrimage along it, heading to the Maundy Thursday service, we were overtaken by an elderly priest who flew by on an electric wheelchair through the pink haze of the evening, his cassock billowing out behind him.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
In 2026, Lent ends on April 3, known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Feb. 2026
The Christian holiday Maundy Thursday, also called Holy Thursday, is Thursday, April 2.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
Our first pilgrimage along it, heading to the Maundy Thursday service, we were overtaken by an elderly priest who flew by on an electric wheelchair through the pink haze of the evening, his cassock billowing out behind him.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
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Maundy Thursday
noun
Maun·dy Thursday
ˌmȯn-dē- 
ˌmän-
: the Thursday before Easter
Etymology
Middle English maunde "ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on the Thursday before Easter," from early French mandé (same meaning), from Latin mandatum "command"; so called from Jesus' words "A new Commandment I give to you …" in John 13:34 (RSV) after he washed the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper
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