Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, falls this year on 6 April.<br /><br />Part of celebrations in Holy Week - the days leading up to Easter in Christianity - it marks the day on which Jesus Christ shared the Last Supper with his 12 apostles before his crucifixion.<br /><br />It is said that Jesus fed his followers bread, representing his body, and wine, representing his blood, during the Last Supper.<br /><br />The ceremony, known as Communion, Mass or Eucharist, involves consecrated bread and wine being distributed to participants in the Catholic and other Christian churches.
