Gründonnerstag und Karfreitag: Die Bedeutung der beiden Tage vor Ostern

Mit dem Gründonnerstag beginnen für Christen die Osterfeiern. Welche Bedeutung haben dieser Tag und der Karfreitag? Welche Bräuche gehören zu diesen Tagen? Was bedeutet es, dass Karfreitag ein stiller Feiertag ist?

von Alexander Pausch

Das Kreuz ohne Korpus am Kalvarienberg bei Eslarn (Landkreis Neustadt/WN) zeigt sich in einer mystischen Himmelserscheinung und steht am Karfreitag im Mittelpunkt eines Kreuzweges.

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