Calendar Overlay
The chart below mirrors the paper's calendar overlay: Gregorian April dates alongside the month of Nisan, with the key Holy Week events aligned to the Passover timetable.
In 2026, Passover begins at sundown on a Wednesday, just as in the original Passover and the Passover when Jesus was crucified.
The original diagram tracks sunset and midnight markers across the Gregorian calendar month of April and the Jewish calendar month of Nisan.
| Holy Week 2026 | Jewish Calendar (Nisan) | Key Events |
|---|---|---|
| Fri March 27 | Nisan 9 | Arrive in Bethany six days before Passover. |
| Sat March 28 | Nisan 10 | Paschal lambs are selected and brought into homes for four days to be examined for blemishes. Triumphal Entry in Jerusalem, Israel selects Jesus with a Hosana shout, Jesus enters His Father's house. |
| Sun March 29 | Nisan 11 | More attempts to find fault with Jesus in the temple conducted by the Chief Priests. Jesus continues teaching in the temple. |
| Mon March 30 | Nisan 12 | Jesus teaches on the Mt. of Olives about the signs of his 2nd coming, parable of the fig tree. |
| Tue March 31 | Nisan 13 | Return to Bethany, Jesus is anointed. Last Supper, Fast of the Firstborn, Garden of Gethsemane. |
| Wed April 1 | Nisan 14 | Betrayal, nighttime trial. Crucifixion begins, "I find no fault". 12pm, 6th hour, darkness begins. 3pm, 9th hour, darkness ends, paschal lambs are slain, "It is finished". Jesus is buried, Passover begins. |
| Thu April 2 | Nisan 15 | Feast of Unleavened Bread, Annual Sabbath or High Sabbath, no work. 1st night and 1st day completed. |
| Fri April 3 | Nisan 16 | The women purchase and prepare burial spices and oils. 2nd night and 2nd day completed. |
| Sat April 4 | Nisan 17 | Weekly Sabbath, no work. 3rd night and 3rd day completed. |
| Sun April 5 | Nisan 18 | Mary discovers the empty tomb while it was still dark. "Tell the others I am ascended to my Father." Firstfruits offering presented to the Lord in the Temple. Jesus is resurrected. |