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Palm Sunday
noun
the Sunday before Easter, celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Palm Sunday
noun
the Sunday before Easter commemorating Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Palm Sunday
The Sunday before Easter. It is celebrated by Christians (see also Christian) to commemorate the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem) five days before his Crucifixion. On that occasion, the people of Jerusalem laid palm leaves in his path as a sign of welcome. Palms are carried or worn by worshipers in many churches on Palm Sunday.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Palm Sunday1
Example Sentences
In a scathing attack on the Russian military, Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the attacks hit Sumy's city centre, where many people were in the street near a church celebrating Palm Sunday.
The Mexican fan palm, supposedly brought here by the mission-building padres to supply Palm Sunday foliage, can grow taller, maybe 10 stories, and skinnier, and can dip and sway camera-readily in the wind.
Christ the Good Shepherd had been preparing for Palm Sunday later this month.
On Palm Sunday, he skipped his homily altogether.
Palm Sunday kicks off a busy week for Francis leading up to Easter Sunday when the faithful commemorate the resurrection of Christ.
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