What you don’t know about Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday also called Passion Sunday is an annual feast day in the Christian calendar and marks the first day of Holy Week, a period leading up to Easter. Holy Week is the last week of lent, before the festival of Easter and the end of fasting.
Palm Sunday also called Passion Sunday is an annual feast day in the Christian calendar and marks the first day of Holy Week, a period leading up to Easter. Holy Week is the last week of lent, before the festival of Easter and the end of fasting.
The Holy Week is seven days of religious significance, with masses often held on key days.
These special Christian ceremonies were taking place toward the end of the 4th century in Jerusalem Bio Sacramentary (8th century). However. It is celebrated in churches all over the world with the blessing and procession of palms (leaves of the date palm).
This year’s Palm Sunday is celebrated on Sunday, March 28, 2021. Moreso, we will provide a list of things you may not know about all Sunday
6 FACTS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT PALM SUNDAY:
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Palms were a symbol of goodness and victory
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Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecy
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Palm Sunday is about peace and salvation
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Jesus wept for the future of Jerusalem when he had gone
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Palm branches are not thrown out on this special day
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Churches all over the world celebrate Palm Sunday with reenactments
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