The rite re-enacts Jesus' washing of the feet of his 12 apostles during the Last Supper before his crucifixion, a sign of his love and service to them.

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The Christian ritual takes place on the Thursday before Easter to commemorate Christ's Last Supper.

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At the latter, a short menu of plump dumplings, noodle dishes and street food is cooked by Beijing-born Ning Ma, whose amateur supper club grew out of her living room before becoming a professional restaurant.

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Finally, for dinner, dig into a delicious plate of gnocchi at the highly rated Spaccanopoli (Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi) then head over to Jazz Bar (Hilton Abu Dhabi) for a post-supper cocktail served with a dash of live jazz - the perfect nightcap before your early morning flight.

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Before the Singapore show opened, a London collector bought a painting called "The Last Supper, " a colorful interpretation of the iconic scene, which dramatizes world hunger by showcasing an empty white bowl.

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The Vatican itself owns what it believes to be a fragment of the table from the Last Supper and marble stairs that are the same ones Jesus ascended on His way to appear before Pontius Pilate.

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Today's Golden Age tends to be the 1950s, recalled as a high point for families before television, divorce and career women spoiled everything: when good children did their homework, Mummy cooked supper, and afterwards they all played Monopoly.

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