Why does Holy Week change date every year?
How Easter is calculated from the ecclesiastical equinox and full moon, which feasts move with it and why the Verges Procession changes date.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary: meaning, origin and date
What the Immaculate Heart of Mary means, when it is observed and how John Eudes and Fátima shaped the devotion in Europe.
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Corpus Christi in Europe: meaning, date and traditions
What Corpus Christi celebrates, why its date moves and how processions, flower carpets and public holidays differ across Europe.
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Trinity Sunday: meaning, date and history of the feast
What Trinity Sunday means, when it is celebrated and why Christians speak of one God in three Persons.
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Lent: meaning, forty days and traditions across Europe
What Lent means, why it lasts forty days and how Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox practices differ across Europe and in Verges.
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Dijous Gras: Catalonia’s Fat Thursday tradition
Dijous Gras is Catalonia’s Fat Thursday: a Carnival food tradition before Lent and part of the calendar that leads to the Verges Procession.
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Sacred Heart of Jesus: origin, meaning and date
What the Sacred Heart of Jesus means, when it is celebrated and how a devotion shaped in France spread through Catholic Europe.
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The Paschal Cycle: A Spiritual Guide
Holy Week in Verges lies at the heart of this journey, but the festivals and traditions around it begin before Palm Sunday and continue beyond Easter. This guide brings the …
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