Holy Week is threatening, beloved and wonderful. It can be approached in different ways. Some parishes simply observe the Triduum and have special services on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A very few special places observe a more complete Holy Week. In these very few places, I believe you will find that people approach the week with a special regard and powerful intention.
People plan their work, their vacations, their whole lives around the events of the Holy Week.
To understand Holy Week one must be present for the whole thing. The liturgy takes time and we are taken more deeply into the mysteries of Holy Week when we allow for this time to work on us and in us. Sometimes the experiences of Holy Week are difficult for us to put into words. And we find it difficult to describe the range of feelings and thoughts we may have had. The reason for this is that Holy Week is not primarily a verbal experience.