So, it's Easter Monday

So, it's Easter Monday, we all seem to be agreed on that, yesterday Easter Sunday also known as Easter Day, filled with memories of times past and do you remember when moments of childhood and beyond.
The day before seems problematic. In church notices it's Holy Saturday, in newspapers simply Saturday, shop opening hour listings as Easter Saturday, as did Metro Information boards, Sports commentators and in general parlance. (This coming Saturday is Easter Saturday).
Then it was Good Friday, everyone seems to agree. Good, as  in the old English meaning of Holy.
What was the day before that? Maundy Thursday. What's that? It's from the Latin word Mandatum which means a command or order to do something and refers to the command from the Lord, 'love one another as I have loved you.' There's a thought.
Happy Easter.

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