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What Is Palm Sunday?
Palm Sunday is celebrated by Christian communities on the Sunday before Easter.
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What and when is Easter?
Celebrations of Easter have been documented as early as the 2nd century.
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What Do Eggs Have To Do With Easter?
How did a Christian holiday get scrambled up with colored eggs?
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Images

Palm Sunday
Orthodox congregation with palm fronds in India celebrating Palm Sunday.
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Giotto: Entry into Jerusalem
Entry into Jerusalem, fresco by Giotto, 1303–05; in the Arena Chapel, Padua,...
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Palm Sunday procession
Indian Christians carrying palm leaves as they pray during a Palm Sunday procession...
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Interactives

The Easter Story
Explore the Biblical figures, theology, and observances of Easter and Holy Week....
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