Palm Sunday in Australia - 2023
02 Apr 2023, Sunday
Palm Sunday in Australia celebrates Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. It is also the Sunday before Easter Sunday.
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When was Palm Sunday in Australia 2023?
02 April 2023, Sunday
About: Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. Its name originates from the palm branches waved by the crowd to greet and honor Jesus Christ as he entered the city. Palm Sunday marks the first day of Holy Week; in Western Christianity, this is the beginning of the last week of the solemn season of Lent, preceding Eastertide, while in Eastern Christianity, Holy Week commences after the conclusion of Great Lent. In most Christian rites, Palm Sunday is celebrated by the blessing and distribution of palm branches, representing the palm branches that the crowd scattered before Christ as he rode into Jerusalem. These palms are sometimes woven into crosses. The difficulty of procuring palms in unfavorable climates led to the substitution of branches of native trees, including box, olive, willow, and yew.
Also called | Sixth Sunday of Lent, Palm and Passion Sunday |
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Observed by | Christians |
Significance | commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, first day in Holy Week |
Observances | Church attendance, blessing and distribution of palms, church processions, weaving palm crosses, hanging palm branches obtained from church liturgies behind Christian artwork or placing palm branches in Bibles and daily devotional books |
Date | Moveable feast, Sunday before Easter |
date | Moveable feast, Sunday before Easter |
Wikidata description | commemoration of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem |
Wikidata id | Q42236 |
Wikidata label | Palm Sunday |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
Palm Sunday (2023) in other countries.
S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
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1 | Australia | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian |
2 | Austria | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
3 | Canada | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian |
4 | Colombia | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance,Christian |
5 | Cuba | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance,Christian |
6 | Czechia | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian |
7 | Denmark | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
8 | El Salvador | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance,Christian |
9 | Germany | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance,Christian |
10 | Jordan | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Optional holiday |
11 | Mexico | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance,Christian |
12 | Norway | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
13 | Spain | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance |
14 | United Kingdom | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian |
15 | United States | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian |
16 | Venezuela | 02 Apr, Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance,Christian |