It was never a tradition in our family to go out some place during holy week. Growing up in a Born Again - Christian family, I never got to experience some rites and traditions a Catholic person goes into.
I remember when I was younger, I could kill myself into boredom when Holy Week strikes. There would be nothing good on tv, and since internet wasn't as much popular as it is today. My only source of entertainment are my pencils, crayons and paper. But eventually, in about an hour or so, I would run out of ideas and visual images to output.
Maybe that is what Holy week is about. Taking a part of your time and effort to commemorate what Jesus has done.
What is 7 days compared to the eternal salvation we have today.
By the way, I want to share this. :) It would be easier to talk to Jesus when you could visualize what he looks like. :) LINK
*i shall read "The Shack* now*
Watashi wa Chie