Palm Sunday
noun
: the Sunday before Easter celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
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The ashes are traditionally made from palm branches used during the previous year’s Palm Sunday, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Ashes are made by burning palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday, or the Sunday before Easter which marks the beginning of Holy Week.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
On Palm Sunday, Russian missile strikes killed 35 civilians.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Rice and Lloyd Webber chose to examine the five days between Palm Sunday and Good Friday – when Jesus’ fortunes took a 180-degree turn – from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, the apostle who turned him in to the authorities.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2025
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Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Ashes are made by burning palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday, or the Sunday before Easter which marks the beginning of Holy Week.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
On Palm Sunday, Russian missile strikes killed 35 civilians.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Rice and Lloyd Webber chose to examine the five days between Palm Sunday and Good Friday – when Jesus’ fortunes took a 180-degree turn – from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, the apostle who turned him in to the authorities.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Palm Sunday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Palm%20Sunday. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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