What Date Was It On Palm Sunday In 1996?

This year Palm Sunday will be observed on the 1st of April 2007 but in 1996 it fell on the 24th of March. Palm Sunday is the Sunday that is before Easter. In the Christian Church of the west it is generally observed on one of the dates between the 15th of March and the 18th of April. The day is believed to be a very holy one by Christians and messianic Jews. It is believed to be the day on which Jesus entered Jerusalem before his Passion. In the Roman Catholic Church 'Palm Sunday' is better known as Passion Sunday, 'the Sunday of the Passion' by the Episcopal Church in the United States and 'Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem' by the followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church.