The forty-six-day Lenten season precedes the Easter celebrations. The Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends with Easter. The last week of Lent is said to be the Holy Week and begins with the observance of Palm Sunday. The Palm Sunday is so called because on this day, Jesus succeeded in entering Jerusalem, where the crowds who grandly greeted him by laying palms at his feet. This week consists of many important events that lead up to Easter.
The Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper where the Christ prophesized his end and his resurrection and distributed bread and wine as his flesh and blood respectively. The auspicious day of Good Friday commemorates the day of Crucifixion of Christ, and the Holy Week culminates with Easter Sunday, which is celebrated as the day of resurrection of Jesus Christ.
