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The term was first used for this purpose at the Second Vatican Council , whose revised Liturgical Calendar set the final three days of Holy Week apart from Lent proper. Among other things, the change meant that purple Vestment s would henceforth no longer be used on Holy Thursday (or Maundy Thursday ), Good Friday , and Holy Saturday , with the color being changed to white on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday and to red on Good Friday in commemoration of the Crucifixion , which is of course when Jesus the Christ Died. (The color for Palm Sunday was concomitantly changed from purple to red.) In addition, no elective Mass es (such as weddings or funerals) could be solemnized on these three days. (Prior to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council weddings were prohibited throughout the entire season of Lent and during certain other periods as well.)