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'''Holy Thursday''' is the day of the [[Last Supper]]. This holy day is part of the celebration and remembrance of [[Holy Week]]. The [[Anglican Church]] uses the term "Maundy Thursday"<ref>"Anglicans Prepare for Easter." April 12, 2006. Anglican Communication News Service. http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2006/4/12/ACNS4135</ref> whereas the [[Roman Catholic Church]] prefers "Holy Thursday."<ref>"General Instruction of the Roman Missal." April 2005. Catholic Truth Society. http://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Resources/GIRM/Documents/GIRM.pdf</ref> Many other [[Christian]] denominations commonly use both.

'''Holy Thursday''' is the day of the [[Last Supper]]. This holy day is part of the celebration and remembrance of [[Holy Week]]. The [[Anglican Church]] uses the term "Maundy Thursday"<ref>"Anglicans Prepare for Easter." April 12, 2006. Anglican Communication News Service. http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2006/4/12/ACNS4135</ref> whereas the [[Roman Catholic Church]] prefers "Holy Thursday."<ref>"General Instruction of the Roman Missal." April 2005. Catholic Truth Society. http://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Resources/GIRM/Documents/GIRM.pdf</ref> Many other [[Christian]] denominations commonly use both.

Maundy Thursday is most significant because it is the day of the Last Supper. Many Christian denominations include Washing of the Feet during their liturgical celebrations, an act that [[Jesus]] performed for his [[Apostles]] during the Last Supper.

Maundy Thursday is most significant because it is the day of the Last Supper. Many Christian denominations include [[Washing of the Feet]] during their liturgical celebrations, an act that [[Jesus]] performed for his [[Apostles]] during the Last Supper.

There have been claims that the Last Supper did not actually occur on the Thursday before Jesus' crucifixion, but rather the Wednesday before.<ref>"Last Supper was a Day Earlier, Scientists Claim." April 18, 2011. AFP. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110418/wl_uk_afp/britainreligionchristianseaster</ref> However, no significant religious figures have accepted this.

There have been claims that the Last Supper did not actually occur on the Thursday before Jesus' crucifixion, but rather the Wednesday before.<ref>"Last Supper was a Day Earlier, Scientists Claim." April 18, 2011. AFP. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110418/wl_uk_afp/britainreligionchristianseaster</ref> However, no significant religious figures have accepted this.