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Description:
Returns the date for Palm Sunday in a given year. If no year is specified, defaults to the current year.

Return Values:
Returns a date object.

Example:

<CFOUTPUT>
Palm Sunday falls/fell on #DateFormat(GetPalmSunday(), 'dddd mmmm dd, yyyy')# this year.
</CFOUTPUT>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Returns the date for Palm Sunday in a given year.
 * This function requires the GetEaster() function available from the DateLib library.
 * 
 * @param TheYear      Year you want to get Palm Sunday for. 
 * @return Returns a date object. 
 * @author Beau A.C. Harbin (bharbin@figleaf.com) 
 * @version 1.0, October 5, 2001 
 */
function GetPalmSunday() {
  Var TheYear=Year(Now());
  if(ArrayLen(Arguments)) 
    TheYear = Arguments[1];
  Return DateAdd("d", -7, GetEaster(TheYear));
}