The Easter It is the Catholic holiday that is celebrated in various places to pay homage to all spiritual preparation. This Catholic festival has a previous phase of 40 days and begins on February 22, where the faithful commemorate this Wednesday as Ash Wednesday as the day that marks the beginning of Lent and, according to tradition, that begins time. of reflection and penance before Christian Easter or Resurrection Sunday.
In this DEPOR note you will find out all the details of Holy Week and the exact dates on which this Catholic festival will begin in Colombia and various countries around the world.
When does Easter start?
The dates to see the days of Holy Week will depend on Resurrection Sunday, this day is the one designated according to the lunar calendar, being the Sunday after the first full moon after the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
This year 2023, Holy Week begins on April 2 with Palm Sunday, where the entrance of Jesus to Jerusalem, the holy city, is celebrated, a moment that is recognized by the crowd as the Messiah.
Likewise, on April 6, 2023, the cycle of spiritual preparation closes with Holy Thursday, the day on which the Catholic Church commemorates the Last Supper. This celebration is to remember when Jesus lived with the apostles for the last time and, according to the gospel texts, at this meal Jesus washed his disciples’ feet and warned that one of them would deny him three times the next morning.
Then, on April 7, 2023, it is Good Friday and the crucifixion and death of Jesus is remembered as one of the most important days for many Christians in which the Catholic Church recommends fasting and abstinence as a symbol of penance.
After all, the last two days of Holy Week are Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, which fall on April 8 and 9, 2023, respectively.
What days are the holidays?
Within Holy Week, there will be holidays and if you are considering traveling on these dates, these are the holidays you can count on:
- Sunday April 2
- Thursday April 6
- Friday April 7
- Sunday April 9