Palm Sunday
noun
: the Sunday before Easter celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
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Canyon Hills church has egg hunt planned The Children’s Ministries of Canyon Hills Presbyterian Church is hosting a community Easter egg hunt following its 10 a.m. Palm Sunday Worship service on April 13.
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Heather McRea, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
Easter Sunday- April 20 Note: Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday all make up what's called Holy Week.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
The ashes placed in the sign of a cross on worshipers' foreheads on Ash Wednesday are supposed to be made from last year's Palm Sunday palm branches, according to the Catholic News Agency.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Heather McRea, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
Easter Sunday- April 20 Note: Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday all make up what's called Holy Week.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
The ashes placed in the sign of a cross on worshipers' foreheads on Ash Wednesday are supposed to be made from last year's Palm Sunday palm branches, according to the Catholic News Agency.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Palm Sunday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Palm%20Sunday. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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