Neither. Palm Sunday was the 7th of April in 1963. Easter Sunday was the 14th of April in 1963.
Catholic Answer: Palm Sunday is always the last Sunday of Lent and the Sunday before Easter. As Easter is a movable Solemnity, Palm Sunday moves around each year. This year Easter was April 4, so Palm Sunday was March 28. Next year, Easter falls on April 24, 2011, so Easter will be April 17th.
Yes, Palm Sunday is the week before Easter.
Palm Sunday 1939 was on Sunday, April 2.
Palm Sunday started a Sunday before Easter.
In 1936, Palm Sunday was on 5th April and Easter Sunday was on 12th April. 30th March was a Monday, two weeks before Easter Monday.
It is called Easter Sunday.
Palm Sunday is always the Sunday before Easter. Easter may fall anywhere from the 22nd of March to the 25 of April depending. The Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. set the date of Easter as the Sunday following the full moon that falls on or after the spring equinox. This full moon, for the Church's purpose, is always set on the 14th day of the lunar month, and the vernal equinox is always set on March 21 even though it may occur a day early. And Palm Sunday is always a calendar Sunday before Easter. So Palm Sunday may be in March or April, depending on the year.
Saint Patrick's Day, celebrated on March 17, can coincide with Palm Sunday, which is observed on the Sunday before Easter. This alignment occurs when Easter falls on a date that allows for March 17 to be a Sunday, specifically when Easter is celebrated on April 20 or later. The next occurrence of both holidays falling on the same day will be in 2024.
The Sunday following Palm Sunday is known as Easter.
It is called Easter Sunday.
Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, fell on April 5 in 1648.
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