Maundy Thursday

Definitions

The Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper.

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“Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime”

“The dialect name⟳ for Maundy Thursday, Grie(ner)-Durmerschdawg (Green Thursday, literally), is in very large part responsible for the basic lore that attaches to this day: One must eat⟳ something green on this day.[…]Failure to eat⟳ something green on Maundy Thursday had dire consequences, according to the folk mind⟳: One would get⟳ the itch, one would become⟳ lousy, or as a York County informant put⟳ it, "Mer iss s gans yawr uff em aisel." (One will be a mule all year long.)”

“It is the tradition among Christians in Africa on Maundy Thursday that, before the sacrament of Holy Communion is served, worshipers move⟳ about the sanctuary and seek⟳ forgiveness from everyone they have⟳ hurt⟳ or offended or sinned against — known or unknown — in recent months.”

“Most Presbyterian churches have⟳ an evening service on Maundy Thursday that includes the celebration of the Lord's Supper.”

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