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  2. Holy Week - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Here's When Lent Is This Year, Plus What You Need to Know ...

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    After Palm Sunday comes Holy Wednesday, which acknowledges Judas Iscariot’s plan to deceive Jesus. That's followed by Maundy Thursday and commemorates Jesus's last supper. Next is Good Friday ...

  4. Holy Week in Seville - Wikipedia

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    The processions continue from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday morning. The climax of the week is the night of Holy Thursday , when the processions set out to arrive at the cathedral on the dawn of Good Friday , known as the madrugá .

  5. Palm Sunday - Wikipedia

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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".

  6. Here's How Easter Sunday Is Determined Every Year - AOL

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    Lent comes to a close during Holy Week, which begins with Palm Sunday on April 2. Palm Sunday marks Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem where he was was greeted with palm branches, according to the 40 ...

  7. 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.

  8. Holy Week in Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Palm Sunday procession of Trique people in Santo Domingo, Oaxaca. Holy Week in Mexico is an important religious observance as well as important vacation period. It is preceded by several observances such as Lent and Carnival, as well as an observance of a day dedicated to the Virgin of the Sorrows, as well as a Mass marking the abandonment of Jesus by the disciples.

  9. Ready for Palm Sunday? Here's What to Know So You Can ... - AOL

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    This year, Palm Sunday is on Sunday, March 24, 2024. As the first day of Holy Week, Palm Sunday always occurs on the Sunday before Easter—hence, why the date doesn't remain consistent every year.