Palm Sunday

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Christian feast liturgical observance

Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week before Easter.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast → liturgical observance →
alsoKnownAs	Passion Sunday →
associatedWith	Holy Week → Jerusalem → Passion of Christ →
basedOnEventDescribedIn	Gospel of John → Gospel of Luke → Gospel of Mark → Gospel of Matthew → New Testament →
calculatedBy	date of Easter →
celebratedBy	Anglicans → Christians → Eastern Orthodox Christians → Oriental Orthodox Christians → Protestants → Roman Catholics →
celebratedOn	Sunday before Easter →
commemorates	triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem →
customarilyIncludes	blessing of palms → procession with palms → reading of the Passion narrative →
dateType	moveable feast →
follows	Lazarus Saturday in Eastern traditions →
hasTheme	fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy → messianic kingship of Jesus →
liturgicalColor	red → violet →
marksStartOf	Holy Week →
observedIn	churches worldwide →
partOf	Easter cycle →
precedes	Easter Sunday → Good Friday → Holy Monday → Holy Saturday → Maundy Thursday →
relatedScripture	John 12:12–19 → Luke 19:28–40 → Mark 11:1–11 → Matthew 21:1–11 → Psalm 118:25–26 → Zechariah 9:9 →
symbolizes	Christ’s kingship → beginning of Christ’s Passion → peace → victory →
symbolUses	olive branches → other green branches → palm branches →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Christian liturgical year → General Roman Calendar ("Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord") → Paschal cycle →	includesFeast
Holy Week → Lent →	includesDay
Fifth Sunday of Lent ("Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion") → Fifth Sunday of Lent ("Passion Sunday in the modern Roman Rite (Palm Sunday)") →	relatedTo
Palm Sunday ("Passion Sunday") →	alsoKnownAs
Easter →	associatedDay
Passion narrative →	associatedWith
Patriots’ Day →	follows
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem ("Palm Sunday procession") →	hasAlternativeName
Great Feast in Eastern Christianity ("Feast of Palm Sunday") →	includes
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem →	isCommemoratedOn
Passion of Christ →	liturgicalCommemoration
Syriac liturgical year →	majorFeast
Fifth Sunday of Lent →	precedes
Holy Week →	startsWith
Iztapalapa Holy Week passion play →	startTime