Easter known as Holy Week, is very special in the Christian tradition. The Sunday before Easter is Palm Sunday, with the Wednesday before Easter being known as Spy Wednesday. The last three days before Easter are Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday (sometimes referred to as Silent Saturday). Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday respectively commemorate Jesus' entry in Jerusalem, the Last Supper and the Crucifixion. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are sometimes referred to as the Easter Triduum (Latin for "Three Days"). Many churches begin celebrating Easter late in the evening of Holy Saturday at a
Determination of the day of the week Sunday to December 31 is a Thursday.). 2021 is a common year starting on Friday, meaning that 2021 corresponds to the 2010 calendar year and with the first 2 months corresponds to the 2016 calendar year. 2022 is a common year starting on Saturday, meaning that 2022 corresponds to the 2011 calendar year and with the last 10 months corresponds to the 2016 calendar year. For details see the table below. Notes: See the table below. The Julian starts on Thursday and the Gregorian on Saturday. For Julian dates before 1300 and after 1999 the year in the table which