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I was under the impression that it was figs that were eaten on Mothering and Palm Sunday

Shortly said: any.

Traditionally, black is a colour for grievance, and that--along with repentance--is what Holy Week is about.

It really depends on what church you're attending. Generally--that is, I've never heard of a 'colour-clothing-code' for any church visitor--it's up to the visitors to dress in whatever colour of their preference: modesty is the rule (no too-revealing clothes, basically.) You don't have to wear a dress or a suit unless you want to! There's NO need to wear black clothes, not even on Good Friday (although black clothing is widely preferred by many Christians on Good Friday, including myself). As a matter of fact, I've seen a minister in my Evangelical-Lutheran Church dressed in a dark-red jumper on two Good Friday services while she (obviously) wasn't on duty, instead coming as a visitor, so it's up to everyone to decide.

However, seeing as it's Lent and the first day of Holy Week, I wouldn't dress too festively either. But, if you turn up not wearing black on either day while most people do, don't feel uncomfortable. And if you want to, go dressed in black both days! It's not an offence to wear or not to wear black on Good Friday or any other day! (Although, I'd refrain from wearing only black on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day due to their nature.) Modesty is the key, then you can wear whatever colour you like--even white (I've seen it worn in church on Good Friday and no one seemed to mind)!

To summarize: I'd be very surprised if people took offence as long as you're modestly dressed.

The minister and the Altar will probably be dressed in purple on Palm Sunday. The minister may wear a black (or perhaps purple) stole on Good Friday; the Altar will either be dressed in black or completely bare.

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The original account of Jesus riding on a donkey on Palm Sunday, in Mark 11:8-9, does not say that the people used palm leaves (NAB): "Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord."

The time of the Passover is too early for leafy branches (except palms), which the author of John's Gospel recognised, changing this reference to 'palm branches', thus creating our modern tradition of Palm Sunday.

John Shelby Spong (Jesus for the NonReligious) says that Mark's Gospel seems to have taken the reference to 'leafy branches' from the traditional Jewish observance of Sukkoth at an entirely different time of year:

The ]ewish eight day celebration of the harvest, known as Sukkoth, and also called the Festival of the Tabernacles or Booths, was probably the most popular holiday among the Jews in the first century. In the observance of Sukkoth, worshippers processed through Jerusalem and in the Temple, waving a bunch of leafy branches made of willow, myrtle and palm. As they waved these branches in that procession, the worshippers recited words from Psalm 118, the psalm normally used at Sukkoth. Among these words were "Save us, we beseech you, O Lord." Save us in Hebrew is hosianna or 'hosanna'. This is typically followed by "Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. (Psalm 118:25-6)."

The author of John's Gospel is known to have copied the account in Mark's Gospel, but amended this detail in order to make it more realistic. It is because of John's awareness and correction of the original error that we have palm leafs on Palm Sunday.

palms are used on palm Sunday to symbolize the palms that were laid on the ground for Jesus when he entered Jerusalem and after they are finished with the palms the burn them for the ashes for ash Wednesday

Mark's Gospel was the earliest of the New Testament gospels and in this Gospel, it is not palm leaves, but leafy branches that are spread on the road, just as the Jews used leafy branches in the celebration of the Sukkoth festival. Mark 11:8 says (NAB), "Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields." The words used at the Sukkoth are reflected in Mark 11:9: "And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord."

John Shelby Spong (Jesus for the NonReligious) says the story came from a Jewish festival actually held at an entirely different time of year:The ]ewish eight day celebration of the harvest, known as Sukkoth, and also called the Festival of the Tabernacles or Booths, was probably the most popular holiday among the Jews in the first century. In the observance of Sukkoth, worshippers processed through Jerusalem and in the Temple, waving a bunch of leafy branches made of willow, myrtle and palm. As they waved these branches in that procession, the worshippers recited words from Psalm 118, the psalm normally used at Sukkoth. Among these words were "Save us, we beseech you, O Lord." Save us in Hebrew is hosianna or 'hosanna'. This is typically followed by "Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. (Psalm 118:25-6).

Mark took the Sukkoth traditions and transferred them from autumn to the Passover season for the procession story. Because the Passover season is too early for 'leafy branches' (except palms), John changed this to 'palm branches', creating our modern tradition of Palm Sunday. In the earliest account of Palm Sunday, the species were willow, myrtle and palm, but these were unavailable at that time of year, leading to the conclusion that this story is an elaboration to demonstrate a capricious and unpredictable character in the Jerusalem people, who would shortly demand the crucifixion of Jesus.

From the trees just outside Jerusalem. It's called Palm Sunday because this is when the Jews laid palm leaves on the road as Jesus entered Jerusalem.

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Palm Sunday is a Christian feast which is the Sunday before Easter Sunday. It is also called Passion Sunday or Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. In many Christian churches on Palm Sunday Palm leaves, often tied into the shape of crosses are given out to everyone who attends. In some places, palm leaves are unobtainable, and other trees like box, yew, willow or other native trees have to be used instead. Th Sunday was sometimes called Yew Sunday if they were using yew trees or sometimes Branch Sunday.

On the first Palm Sunday, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and people put their cloaks and Palm leaves on the ground, to make it more comfortabe to walk on, and waved them as he went past. that's my re homework. :)