Palm Sunday recalls the story in Christian Scripture of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, greeted by people waving palm branches. It is a reminder for Christians to welcome Jesus into their hearts and to ...

waving palm branches. Christians celebrate it throughout the world on the Sunday before Easter, which also marks the beginning of Holy Week. The day traditionally includes people going to church ...

For over a thousand years churches have been burning branches in a special service leading up to the Easter season. On Feb.

Significance: Triumphant Entry: Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, where he was welcomed by crowds waving palm branches and laying them down before him as a sign of honor and ...

On the Sunday before Pascha, the Holy Church celebrates the Entrance ... At the gates of Jerusalem Jesus was met by a great multitude of people, rejoicing and waving palm branches, who, as St. Matthew ...

“They took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" - John 12:13 Palm Sunday, or otherwise known as Passion Sunday, ...

On Palm Sunday, which falls a week before Easter, Jesus is said to have entered Jerusalem on a donkey with the happy people welcoming him by waving palm branches. To commemorate the event ...