"Traditionally, worshipping Christians will receive palm branches or palm crosses on Palm Sunday as a tangible sign of Jesus’ ‘triumphal entry’ into Jerusalem," according to the University ...

According to the Christian Gospels, people lined the streets to greet him, waving palm branches and shouting words of praise. As a specialist in Catholic liturgy and ritual, I think it’s clear ...

Streams of Christian pilgrims gathered Sunday to celebrate the path of Jesus Christ’s last journey into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path, before his crucifixion.

As a kid, even in the nonliturgical world of the Black Baptist tradition, I recall receiving my palm branch and dutifully marching into the sanctuary with a palm in one hand and my unintelligible ...

Palm Sunday recalls Jesus’ welcome into Jerusalem by a crowd waving palm branches. The palm has symbolic meanings that include eternal life, peace, triumph and victory. Holding and waving a palm ...

when he was greeted by cheering crowds waving palm branches that they set out on the ground along his path, according to the Bible. This year, Palm Sunday falls on March 24. Also known as Passion ...

Palm Sunday has the stuff that makes children's church programs so fun: palm branches, singing and shouting, a donkey and more. Yet these things also carry the weight of symbolic significance for ...

Commemorating Palm Sunday with palm branches goes back to the early Christian church. It remains a favorite among parishioners, who are handed palm branches or palm crosses as they enter the ...

The use of real palm branches in Roman Catholic and Protestant Episcopal churches in this city and throughout the country is becoming more fashionable each succeeding year, and ... View Full Artic ...