Purple during holy week, and then white on Resurrection Sunday (Easter Day).
Orthodox Christians fast every Wednesday and Friday of the week from meat and dairy. During lent and Holy Week, they fast all 40 (plus seven more of Holy Week) days, again from meat and dairy. There are also certain fast days and fast periods throughout the year such as the Christmas Fast and the Apostles' Fast.
All that went on during Holy Week occurred in and around Jerusalem.
Vestments are purple at the start of Lent.
During Holy Week, wine stands for or is the blood of Christ, depending on your religion.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe entire Passion narrative is read twice during the Church year, it is read on Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday) to begin Holy Week, and again on Good Friday. The color of the vestments is red.
The days that Holy Week occurs during the week before Easter. Also known as the final week of lent, it begins on Palm Sunday and lasts through Holy Saturday.
Fasting for 3 days.
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week.
The Vestments. Used the week before Easter.
Holy Week is the last week of Lent leading to Easter Sunday. Palm Sunday signals the start of holy week with the celebration of the blessing of the palms. In the Philippines, there are different traditions to celebrate the holy week particularly Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Angono is known for its special traditions during holy week
Catholics may bury people anytime, including Holy Week, however, they are forbidden to celebrate any sacraments, other than the Mass on Holy Thursday evening, and the sacrament of penance, during the Sacred Triduum. So they are unable to have a funeral Mass during that time.
Holy Week is the most solemn time during the year when we commemorate the passion and death of Our Lord. It is not a time for a celebration, such as a wedding. Also, the church building is used for a number of Holy Week rites and services and scheduling would be difficult.