Maundy Thursday UK, civil servants were traditionally granted a half-day holiday (known as "privilege leave") on this date, but that was abolished after 2012. The tradition of visiting seven churches on Holy Thursday is an ancient practice, probably originating in Rome. and occurs among the faithful in countries around the world. In India, the custom is to visit fourteen churches, one per Station of the Cross. Traditionally, this is performed on Maundy Thursday evening but is more often done on the morning of Good Friday or on any day of Lent. Usually, whole families would participate, customarily fasting for the duration of
Days of week on Hebrew calendar and dates during Adar (or Adar I and II, in leap years) can each fall on one of four days of the week. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Postponed to not fall on Shabbat With each gate, some unusual effects occur. "Update when Purim comes around during the year with the next occurrence of either gate." Days of week on Hebrew calendar The modern Hebrew calendar has been designed to ensure that certain holy days and festivals do not fall on certain days of the week. As a result, there are only four possible patterns of days on which festivals can fall. (Note that Jewish