Q: What is Holy Week, Good Friday, Palm Sunday, and Easter and what does each represent?

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Holy Week: Holy Week is the week leading up to Easter Sunday and includes several significant days in the Christian calendar.

Palm Sunday: The Sunday before Easter when Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem riding on a donkey, and people waved palm branches and shouted "Hosanna" to him. "Hosanna" is a Hebrew term that means "save, we pray" or "save, now." In the context of Palm Sunday and the New Testament, it is often used as a cry of praise and adoration to Jesus. It is an acknowledgment of Jesus as the Messiah, the one who would save the people from their sins.

Good Friday: Good Friday is the day that commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Golgotha. In the Bible, the place where Jesus was crucified is referred to as Golgotha which also means "the place of the skull".

Easter (Sunday): The day when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

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