Easter thoughts
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Posted by Katrien Vander Straeten Feb 26, 2007 |
Though I am no longer practicing Catholic, I was raised as one and the customs and stories still reverberate deeply in me. Seeing worshippers people leave the Christian Churches in my neighborhood on Ash Wednesday, crosses written in ashes on their foreheads, made me realize that Easter, that "cornerstone of Christianity", is nearing soon.
I also realized that my memory on the exact events was a bit blurry. Putting them in order for this week's articles familiarized me with them again.
I put together a detailed timeline in two articles:
- Part 1 summarizes the events and celebrations of the Passiontide and the Holy Week up to Good Friday.
- Part 2 deals with the last three days of Holy Week: Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.