Editing Thursday (section)

===Christian holidays===
In the [[Christianity|Christian]] tradition, [[Maundy Thursday]] or Holy Thursday is the Thursday before [[Easter]] — the day on which the [[Last Supper]] occurred. Also known as ''Sheer Thursday'' in the United Kingdom, it is traditionally a day of cleaning and giving out Maundy money there. Holy Thursday is part of [[Holy Week]].

In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], Thursdays are dedicated to the [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostles]] and [[Saint Nicholas]]. The [[Octoechos (liturgy)|Octoechos]] contains [[hymn]]s on these themes, arranged in an eight-week cycle, that are chanted on Thursdays throughout the year.  At the end of [[Divine Services]] on Thursday, the [[dismissal (liturgy)|dismissal]] begins with the words: "May Christ our True God, through the [[intercession]]s of his most-pure [[Theotokos|Mother]], of the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles, of our [[Holy Fathers|Father]] among the [[saint]]s Nicholas, [[Archbishop]] of [[Myra]] in [[Lycia]], the [[Wonder-worker]]…"

[[Ascension of Jesus Christ|Ascension Thursday]] is 40 days after Easter, when Christ ascended into [[Heaven]].