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Bible Fact #28: Palm Sunday Recalls a Triumphant Entry
Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem, described in the Gospels as being welcomed by crowds who laid palm branches on the road before him.
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Bible Fact #27: 'Easter' May Come From a Spring Goddess
The English word “Easter” may derive from Eostre, a proposed Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, though this origin is debated among historians and linguists.
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Bible Fact #26: Ash Wednesday Marks the Start of Lent
Ash Wednesday opens the Lenten season, with ashes traditionally applied to worshippers as a symbol of repentance and human mortality.
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Bible Fact #25: Lent Traditionally Lasts 40 Days
Lent traditionally spans 40 days, not counting Sundays, echoing the 40 days the Gospels describe Jesus fasting in the wilderness.
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Bible Fact #24: Easter's Date Shifts Because It Follows the Moon
Easter’s date changes every year because it’s calculated as the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox, tying it to a lunar rather than fixed calendar.
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Bible Fact #23: Boxing Day Has Charitable Roots
In some Christian traditions, Boxing Day on December 26 has roots tied to almsgiving, historically involving boxed gifts or donations given to the poor and to servants after Christmas.
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Bible Fact #22: 'Xmas' Isn't Erasing Christ From Christmas
The “X” in “Xmas” comes from the Greek letter Chi, the first letter of “Christos” (Christ), a shorthand that Christians have used for centuries, not a modern secularizing trend.
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Bible Fact #21: The Poinsettia's Christmas Fame Started in Mexico
The poinsettia’s association with Christmas began in Mexico, tied to a folk legend about a poor child’s humble gift transforming into beautiful red flowers.
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