This year, Palm Sunday falls on March 24. Also known as Passion Sunday, it marks the start of Holy Week. The most sacred week of the Christian year includes the Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus ...

According to the gospels, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem and people welcomed him as their king, he said, thinking he'd release them from Roman oppression. Days later, he was crucified.

The donkey in the Christmas story was happy to do his job and let Jesus have all the attention. The Christmas donkey did his work. He delivered Jesus, so Jesus could be delivered.

All of these images are rooted in the narrative of Palm Sunday, with its image of Jesus, the carpenter’s son, riding on an ordinary donkey, yet acclaimed for a moment as though he were a worldly ...

The procession of Jesus into Jerusalem is described by the four Gospel writers in the Bible. The Gospels differ, but based on one expert they agree on this: Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey ...

FILE – Christian faithful march carrying green Palm branches to commemorate Palm Sunday, which marks the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, in the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, April 2 ...

Some ceremonies in German-speaking countries used to include a figure of Jesus riding a donkey, Encyclopedia Britannica says.The figure is called a “ Palmesel,” or German for “palm donkey ...

The procession of Jesus into Jerusalem is described by the four Gospel writers in the Bible. The Gospels differ, but based on one expert they agree on this: Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey ...

Christian faithful march carrying green Palm branches to commemorate Palm Sunday, which marks the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, in the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, April 2, 2023.

After the procession, the Bible says Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. HOW IS PALM SUNDAY CELEBRATED? The ritual or liturgy typically starts with a blessing of the palms by clergy.