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When Is Palm Sunday 2008?

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Question: When Is Palm Sunday 2008?

Palm Sunday, the final Sunday before Easter Sunday, marks the beginning of Holy Week. Christian churches distribute palms (and sometimes pussy willows) on Palm Sunday to commemorate Christ's triumphal entrance into Jerusalem, when palm branches were placed in His path, before His arrest and Crucifixion on Good Friday.

Answer: Palm Sunday falls on March 16, 2008.

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