Palm Sunday
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Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week before Easter.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palm Sunday canonical | 47 |
| Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord | 2 |
| Feast of Palm Sunday | 1 |
| Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion | 1 |
| Palm Sunday procession | 1 |
| Passion Sunday | 1 |
| Passion Sunday in the modern Roman Rite (Palm Sunday) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35175 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Palm Sunday Context triple: [Easter, associatedDay, Palm Sunday]
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A.
Resurrection Sunday
Resurrection Sunday is a Christian holy day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed each year on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
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B.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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C.
Holy Week
Holy Week is the most solemn period in the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, including his passion, death, and burial, leading up to Easter.
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D.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
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E.
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Palm Sunday Target entity description: Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week before Easter.
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A.
Resurrection Sunday
Resurrection Sunday is a Christian holy day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed each year on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
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B.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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C.
Holy Week
Holy Week is the most solemn period in the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the final days of Jesus Christ’s life, including his passion, death, and burial, leading up to Easter.
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D.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
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E.
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast
ⓘ
liturgical observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Passion Sunday
ⓘ
linked to:
Palm Sunday
|
| associatedWith |
Holy Week
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ Passion of Christ ⓘ |
| basedOnEventDescribedIn |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| calculatedBy | date of Easter ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Anglicans
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglican Communion
Christians ⓘ
linked to:
Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christians ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Oriental Orthodox Christians ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Protestants ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
Roman Catholics ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| celebratedOn | Sunday before Easter ⓘ |
| commemorates |
triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem
ⓘ
linked to:
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
|
| customarilyIncludes |
blessing of palms
ⓘ
procession with palms ⓘ reading of the Passion narrative ⓘ |
| dateType | moveable feast ⓘ |
| follows | Lazarus Saturday in Eastern traditions ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy
ⓘ
messianic kingship of Jesus ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor |
red
ⓘ
violet ⓘ |
| marksStartOf | Holy Week ⓘ |
| observedIn | churches worldwide ⓘ |
| partOf |
Easter cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Paschal cycle
|
| precedes |
Easter Sunday
ⓘ
linked to:
Resurrection Sunday
Good Friday ⓘ Holy Monday ⓘ Holy Saturday ⓘ Maundy Thursday ⓘ |
| relatedScripture |
John 12:12–19
ⓘ
Luke 19:28–40 ⓘ Mark 11:1–11 ⓘ Matthew 21:1–11 ⓘ Psalm 118:25–26 ⓘ Zechariah 9:9 ⓘ
linked to:
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
|
| symbolizes |
Christ’s kingship
ⓘ
beginning of Christ’s Passion ⓘ peace ⓘ victory ⓘ |
| symbolUses |
olive branches
ⓘ
other green branches ⓘ palm branches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Palm Sunday Description of subject: Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week before Easter.
Referenced by (54)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Ethiopian Evangelical churches (for religious holidays)
subject linked to:
Saturday of Lazarus (Eastern Orthodox)
subject linked to:
Saturday of Lazarus (Eastern Orthodox)