The days between Palm Sunday and Holy Saturday before Easter are known as Holy Week. These days observe the events in the life of Jesus from the entry into Jerusalem through the crucifixion and burial. Palm Sunday is sometimes called Passion Sunday because of the tragic events of the week to come. The primary observances of Holy Week are: Maunday Thursday (instruction of the Eucharist of Lord's Supper); Good Friday (the passion and death of Jesus); and Holy Saturday (the burial of Jesus).

This is the most solemn week of the Christian year. Christians remember Jesus' life beginning on Palm Sunday, when Jesus enters Jurusalem and ends on Good Friday when He was crucified.