Celebrate Palm Sunday!

Palm Sunday is a Christian holiday on the Sunday before Easter that commemorates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. According to tradition, the faithful place palm leaves in front of Jesus when he enters the city.

Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week.

Palm Sunday 2023

The next one is Sunday, April 2, 2023.

Symbolism

'The Entry into Jerusalem' by Giotto (c. 1305) detail. Chapel of the Scrovegni (Bullring), Padua, Italy.

In the old days, stories were filled with symbolism, metaphors. They were not meant to be read literally. Jerusalem is a city in Western Asia, much of the symbolism comes from the East.

Jesus entered Jerusalem...