Maundy Thursday is a Christian observance commemorating Jesus' Last Supper with His disciples and his commandment to love and 

serve others.  Maundy Thursday, also called Holy Thursday, occurs on the Thursday before Easter and marks the beginning of the

Easter Triduum. the three-day period leading up to Easter Sunday.  The term "Maunday" comes from the Latin word mandatum, meaning "commandmant", referring to Jesus' instruction to His disciples: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another"...(John 13:34)