Palm Sunday
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Summary
Palm Sunday is a fasting Sunday[1]. It draws 3,034 Wikipedia views per month (fasting sunday category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: palm branch[3]
- Follows: Passion Saturday[4]
- Followed by: Holy Monday[5]
- Commons category: Palm Sunday[6]
- Color: violet[7], scarlet[8]
- Commemorates: triumphal entry into Jerusalem[9]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: Easter − 7 days[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Palm Sunday[11]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Q111426646[16]
- Different from: Palm Sunday[17], Easter Sunday[18], Passion Sunday[19]
- Time period: Holy Week[20]
- Day of week: Sunday[21]
- P14483: d/domingo-de-ramos[22]
- P14541: 2s8ZXA[23]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Palm Sunday include Ramos[24], a family name[25].
Why It Matters
Palm Sunday has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]