It was Preparation Day. The next day would be a special Sabbath day. The Jewish leaders didn’t want the bodies to be left on the crosses during the Sabbath day, so they asked Pilate to have the men’s legs broken and their bodies taken down.
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to go and prepare the Passover meal for you?”