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Palm Sunday

Also known as Palmarum, Passion, Sunday of the Passion, Sixth Sunday of Lent, Palm and Passion Sunday

commemoration of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

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Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event recorded in Christian tradition where he was welcomed by crowds. It matters to Christians as a significant moment in the events leading up to Easter, marking the beginning of Holy Week.

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Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. Its name originates from the palm branches waved by the crowd to greet and honor Jesus Christ as he entered the city. Palm Sunday marks the first day of Holy Week; in Western Christianity, this is the beginning of the last week of the solemn season of Lent, preceding Eastertide, while in Eastern Christianity, Holy Week commences after the conclusion of Great Lent.

In most Christian rites, Palm Sunday is celebrated by the blessing and distribution of palm branches (or the branches of other native trees), representing the palm branches that the crowd scattered before Christ as he rode into Jerusalem. These palms are sometimes woven into crosses. The difficulty of procuring palms in unfavorable climates led to the substitution of branches of native trees, including box, olive, willow, and yew.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Palm Sunday” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.