When is Palm Sunday, exactly? It’s always one week before Easter. ... One of the first celebrations was recorded by a Spanish woman named Egeria in the 4th century.

For Christians celebrating Holy Week—the eight-day period preceding Easter—it’s hard to imagine Palm Sunday without a procession of palms or Good Friday without the adoration of the cross ...

From Egeria we learn that, already in her day, pilgrims would gather in the afternoon of what we call Palm Sunday to proceed in procession with palms, retracing Jesus’ actions and steps.

The earliest evidence for a Palm Sunday procession comes from a late fourth-century religious woman named Egeria, who recorded her experiences on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for her community in ...

Palm Sunday The earliest known record of any Holy Week observance, which includes a description of Palm Sunday, is found in the travel diaries of a woman named Egeria .

Egeria was a Christian who traveled widely during the period of 381-385 and wrote about Christian customs and observances in Egypt, ... • Palm Sunday (or Passion Sunday), ...

The earliest evidence for a Palm Sunday procession comes from a late fourth-century religious woman named Egeria, who recorded her experiences on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for her community in ...

According to the General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, “The Sixth Sunday [of Lent], on which Holy Week begins, is called, ‘Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord’” (No. 30).

The earliest evidence for a Palm Sunday procession comes from a late fourth-century religious woman named Egeria, who recorded her experiences on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for her community in ...

The earliest evidence for a Palm Sunday procession comes from a late fourth-century religious woman named Egeria, who recorded her experiences on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for her community in ...