Churches across Egypt began the Holy Week on Sunday, lasting until Friday evening. In the Monastery of Saint Demiana in Daqahlia, nuns covered the church in black after removing the white and scarlet colors – representing the stages of grief during the last week of the presence of Jesus Christ on Earth. The curtains of the chancel were also changed from the familiar crimson red to black and closed, while black curtains with depictions of Christ crucified are placed on the columns and walls. The nuns place icons that indicate the betrayal of Judas and the surrender of Christ to the Jews, and placed a booth in the middle of the church in front of the chancel with picture of Christ crucified ha
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