Holy Week
noun
: the week before Easter during which the last days of Christ's life are commemorated
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Lucía Gutiérrez is a sergeant of the Spanish Civil Guard investigating the bizarre suicide of a neighbor and strange events that have taken place during the first Holy Week float processions.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Walkers are likely to find processions on the routes and more religious pilgrims during Holy Week at Easter.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Shortly thereafter, the Zozobra website says, Shuster was inspired by a Yaqui Indian tradition during Easter Holy Week in which an effigy of Judas was led around villages by donkey and eventually set afire.
—Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
For decades, the middle of May was something of a Holy Week in the television industry.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 May 2024
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Walkers are likely to find processions on the routes and more religious pilgrims during Holy Week at Easter.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Shortly thereafter, the Zozobra website says, Shuster was inspired by a Yaqui Indian tradition during Easter Holy Week in which an effigy of Judas was led around villages by donkey and eventually set afire.
—Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
For decades, the middle of May was something of a Holy Week in the television industry.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 May 2024
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“Holy Week.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Week. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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