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Sunday of St. John Climacus; Day before Palm Sunday: April 11 . Lazarus Saturday. Lazareva Subota ; 5th Sunday of Lent: April 12 . Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt; Sunday before Pascha: April 12 . Palm Sunday. Flower's Day ; Monday after Palm Sunday: April 13 . Great and Holy Monday; Tuesday after Palm Sunday: April 14 . Great and Holy Tuesday
A Confraternity in Procession along Calle Génova, Seville by Alfred Dehodencq (1851). Holy Week in the liturgical year is the week immediately before Easter. The earliest allusion to the custom of marking this week as a whole with special observances is to be found in the Apostolical Constitutions (v. 18, 19), dating from the latter half of the 3rd century and 4th century.
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".
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 remembrance of Jesus' time in ...
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.
During Ash Wednesday masses, churchgoers line up to receive their ashes, which are derived from palm branches that are burned after Palm Sunday, a Christian celebration that falls on the Sunday ...
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)
The first day of Holy Week — aka, the seven-day countdown to Easter — is Palm Sunday. This is the date of Palm Sunday in 2023 and why the feast is important.