Christians in Slovenia starting Easter celebrations

The preparations throughout Lent, which started on Ash Wednesday, will culminate in the Easter Triduum, starting with liturgical celebrations of Maundy Thursday.

While Easter, the celebration of Jesus Christ's resurrection, is the centrepiece of Christianity, the practices surrounding it in different denominations as well as countries around the world differ.

On Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Maundy and Last Supper, Catholic bishops and priests across the country will say masses of the Chrism, where priests renew their vows.

Protestants do not hold special celebrations on Maundy Thursday as they see the Eucharist as more symbolical, but for them Good Friday is a particularly big holiday.

Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus, is the only day in the year when no masses are celebrated in Catholic and Orthodox churches. Instead,...