What Is Palm Sunday?
Palm Sunday is the holiday we celebrate the Sunday before Easter.
It is the day we remember and celebrate when Jesus made His triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
Here’s what happened:
When Jesus and His disciples were traveling toward Jerusalem they stopped at a nearby village.
Jesus sent two of His disciples to the village to locate and bring back a young donkey that was tied up but had never been ridden.
He told them if anyone asked what they were doing to tell them it was for Him and that He would send it back shortly. (Mark 11:1-3 NIV)
When they went into the village they found the donkey there, just like He’d said.
Someone did ask about it and the disciples did tell them why they were taking it. They were then allowed to leave with it.
The disciples brought the donkey to Jesus and laid their cloaks on it for Him to sit on.
Jesus rode the donkey into the town of Jerusalem.
As He did so, the crowds that were with Jesus when He arrived as well as many of the people in the town laid their cloaks or palm and tree branches down on the ground in front of Him.