Holy Week

Summary

Holy Week is a liturgical season^[1]. It draws 2,109 Wikipedia views per month (liturgical_season category, ranking #2 of 10).^[2]

Key Facts

• Holy Week's instance of is recorded as liturgical season^[3].
• Holy Week's instance of is recorded as religious holiday^[4].
• Holy Week was followed by Bright Week^[5].
• Holy Week was followed by Easter Week^[6].
• Holy Week was followed by Octave of Easter^[7].
• Holy Week is a type of thematic week^[8].
• Holy Week is part of liturgical year^[9].
• Holy Week's Commons category is recorded as Holy Week^[10].
• Holy Week comprises Palm Sunday^[11].
• Holy Week comprises Holy Monday^[12].
• Holy Week comprises Holy Tuesday^[13].
• Holy Week comprises Holy Wednesday^[14].
• Holy Week comprises Maundy Thursday^[15].
• Holy Week comprises Good Friday^[16].
• Holy Week comprises Holy Saturday^[17].
• Holy Week's commemorates is recorded as Passion^[18].
• Holy Week's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Holy Week^[19].
• Holy Week's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[20].
• Holy Week's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Holy Week's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Holy Week's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Holy Week's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• Holy Week's described by source is recorded as Q111426646^[25].
• Holy Week's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Holy Week's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include liturgical season^[3] and religious holiday^[4]. Holy Week is a type of thematic week^[8].

Use and Application

Components include Palm Sunday^[11], a fasting Sunday^[28]; Holy Monday^[12], a Christian holy day^[29]; Holy Tuesday^[13], a holiday^[30]; Holy Wednesday^[14], a holiday^[31]; Maundy Thursday^[15], a public holidays in Iceland^[32]; and Good Friday^[16], a Christian holy day^[33]. Holy Week is part of liturgical year^[9].

Why It Matters

Holy Week draws 2,109 Wikipedia views per month (liturgical_season category, ranking #2 of 10).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]