2. PALM SUNDAY
Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that
falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast
commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into
Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four
canonical Gospels.
In many Christian churches, Palm Sunday
includes a procession of the assembled
worshipers carrying palms, representing the palm
branches the crowd scattered in front of Jesus as
he rode into Jerusalem. The difficulty of procuring
palms in unfavorable climates led to their
substitution with branches of native trees,
including box, yew, willow, and olive.
3. EASTER SATURDAY
Easter Saturday, or Bright Saturday, on
the Christian calendar is the Saturday
following the festival of Easter, the
Saturday of Easter or Bright Week. In the
liturgy of Western Christianity it is the last
day of Easter Week, sometimes referred
to as the Saturday of Easter Week or
Saturday in Easter Week. In the liturgy of
Eastern Christianity it is the last day of
Bright Week.
4. EASTER
Easter(Old English usually Ēastrun, -on, or -an;
also Ēastru, -o; and Ēostre), also called Pasch
(derived, through Latin: Pascha and Greek
Πάσχα Paskha, from Aramaic: פסחא ,cognate
to Hebrew: ח ַסֶּפ Pesaḥ), or Resurrection
Sunday is a festival and holiday celebrating
the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead, described in the New Testament as
having occurred three days after his
crucifixion by Romans at Calvary. It is the
culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded
by Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer,
and penance.
