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The name "Palm Sunday" is a misnomer; the "verba" or "dwarfed spruce" is used instead. According to tradition, on the Saturday before Palm Sunday the Lithuanians take special care in choosing and cutting well-formed branches, which the women-folk decorate with flowers. The flowers are meticulously tied onto the branches, making the "Verba".
In the biblical Palm Sunday story, a cheering crowd greeted Jesus along the road. Some spread their garments on the ground; others threw down leafy branches they had cut from the fields.
Christian faithful march carrying green Palm branches to commemorate Palm Sunday, which marks the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, in the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, April 2, 2023.
Palm Sunday is the last week of Lent before Easter Sunday. It is the first day of Holy Week , the most sacred seven days of the Catholic calendar. Many Protestant religions also honor Palm Sunday.
Additionally, the palm has meaning in Christian iconography, representing victory, i.e. the victory of the spirit over the flesh (Revelation 7:9). Since a victory signals an end to a conflict or competition, the palm developed into a symbol of peace, a meaning it can have in Islam, [1] where it is often associated with Paradise.
The triumphal entry and the use of palm branches resemble the celebration of Jewish liberation in 1 Maccabees 13:51, which states: "And entered into it … with thanksgiving, and branches of palm trees, and with harps, and cymbals, and with viols, and hymns, and songs." [55]
One of those being Palm Sunday! Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent season for Christians and signifies the first day of Holy Week—the days including Good Friday and Easter that are spent in ...
Palm Sunday, or the Triumphant Entry of Christ into Jerusalem: last Sunday before Pascha (7 days) Great and Holy Monday : Joseph the All-Comely (from the Old Testament ), who was sold into slavery by his brethren, and the withering of the fig tree (Matthew 21:18-22) [ b ] (6 days)