Holy Week
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Holy Week is the most solemn period in the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, including his passion, death, and burial, leading up to Easter.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Holy Week Context triple: [Easter, preceededBy, Holy Week]
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Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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Lent
Lent is a solemn Christian liturgical season of prayer, fasting, and penitence that prepares believers for the celebration of Easter.
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Paschal cycle
The Paschal cycle is the sequence of movable feasts and liturgical observances in the Christian calendar that are determined each year in relation to the date of Easter.
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Eastertide
Eastertide is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, spanning the weeks from Easter Sunday until Pentecost.
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Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Holy Week Target entity description: Holy Week is the most solemn period in the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, including his passion, death, and burial, leading up to Easter.
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A.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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B.
Lent
Lent is a solemn Christian liturgical season of prayer, fasting, and penitence that prepares believers for the celebration of Easter.
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C.
Paschal cycle
The Paschal cycle is the sequence of movable feasts and liturgical observances in the Christian calendar that are determined each year in relation to the date of Easter.
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D.
Eastertide
Eastertide is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, spanning the weeks from Easter Sunday until Pentecost.
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E.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian observance
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liturgical season ⓘ religious festival period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Week
ⓘ
Heilige Woche ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Week
Semaine Sainte ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Week
Semana Santa ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Week
Settimana Santa ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Week
|
| associatedWith |
Passion plays
ⓘ
Stations of the Cross ⓘ penitential practices ⓘ processions ⓘ special liturgies ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | liturgical year ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Passion of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Passion of Christ
burial of Jesus ⓘ death of Jesus ⓘ final days of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| contains | Paschal Triduum ⓘ |
| culminatesIn |
Easter Sunday
ⓘ
linked to:
Easter
|
| dateDetermination | movable feast based on date of Easter ⓘ |
| follows | Fifth Sunday of Lent ⓘ |
| includesDay |
Good Friday
ⓘ
Holy Monday ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday ⓘ Holy Tuesday ⓘ Holy Wednesday ⓘ Maundy Thursday ⓘ Palm Sunday ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
French (Semaine Sainte)
ⓘ
German (Heilige Woche) ⓘ Italian (Settimana Santa) ⓘ Spanish (Semana Santa) ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish
|
| liturgicalColor |
red (for certain days such as Palm Sunday and Good Friday)
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violet ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
many other Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Easter cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Paschal cycle
Paschal Triduum and related days ⓘ
linked to:
Paschal Triduum
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| precedes |
Easter Sunday
ⓘ
linked to:
Resurrection Sunday
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| startsWith | Palm Sunday ⓘ |
| theme |
preparation for Easter
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ suffering of Christ ⓘ |
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Subject: Holy Week Description of subject: Holy Week is the most solemn period in the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, including his passion, death, and burial, leading up to Easter.
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