Holy Week
noun
: the week before Easter during which the last days of Christ's life are commemorated
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Season 5 followed Holy Week and the Last Supper, and season 6 will cover the Crucifixion and the final 24 hours of Jesus’ life before he is nailed to the cross.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
Haiti’s National Police, which arrested the employees on Sunday, and said an investigation continues into the post-Holy Week incident, which took place after the event was promoted on TikTok.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Festivities and rituals build in intensity over Holy Week, culminating in an eight-hour, overnight service that ends with the breaking of a 55-day fast in which believers abstain from meat and animal products.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Last month, there was widespread backlash when two senior leaders of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem were initially blocked from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to mark the start of Holy Week on Palm Sunday.
—Riane Lumer, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
Haiti’s National Police, which arrested the employees on Sunday, and said an investigation continues into the post-Holy Week incident, which took place after the event was promoted on TikTok.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Festivities and rituals build in intensity over Holy Week, culminating in an eight-hour, overnight service that ends with the breaking of a 55-day fast in which believers abstain from meat and animal products.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Last month, there was widespread backlash when two senior leaders of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem were initially blocked from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to mark the start of Holy Week on Palm Sunday.
—Riane Lumer, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Holy Week.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Week. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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