Today I rest, taking advantage of this day I was interested in reading a little about Holy Week and here I share with you some of what I read. It is not great content but it is always good to have even a little information on different topics.
Holy Week: Where does this celebration come from?
During Holy Week, Christians commemorate the moment when Jesus Christ is crucified and on the third day he is resurrected, thus fulfilling the prophecy of the Messiah that God would send to the chosen people. The Catholic Church remembers from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday, beginning with the Chrism Mass that concludes Lent. Then it is introduced to the Easter Triduum. On Holy Saturday evening the Vigil begins, and ends on Sunday with the Central Eucharist of the liturgical year celebrating the return to the life of Jesus.
Origin of the celebration
This commemoration does not correspond to a chronological date, since every year it changes, this is because the criteria of this feast was determined following the Hebrew tradition, where it is held together with the Jewish Passover and, since it is movable, the Holy Week is also so.
This would also explain why this period is associated with the word "Passover", "Pesaj" in Jewish, which means the passage, the exodus, the flight of these people from Egypt from captivity to freedom.
The Easter Bunny
Another tradition outside of religiousness has existed since imprecise times: an Easter bunny that hides chocolate eggs for children. In a strict sense, this activity would have no relation whatsoever to the commemoration of the Passion of Christ, but they are still carried out together and one is as deeply rooted in our customs as the other. Easter eggs are a Germanic tradition, from Northern Europe. Possibly from medieval times, but there is no precision.