Palm Sunday is the start of Holy Week.
It is the day when Christians around the world remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It was a parade with excited people lining the roadsides, waving palm branches and shouting “Hosannah!” a word that sounds a bit to us like “Hooray.” We wave our UK flags at parades. They waved palm branches.
We call it Palm Sunday because of what happened during his entry into Jerusalem.
How do you celebrate Palm Sunday in your country?
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The jews lined up along the path of Jesus were acknowledging him as the messia by calling out Hossanna meaning "save us now".
ReplyDeleteThis is because during the Jewish passover season the father of the family would go into the temple with a palm representing each member of the family and wave it high in the air while circling around the alter and calling out to God to recognize and remember each person symbolized by the palm.When the singing and praying ended there was a rush to stand the palms as closely as possible to the alter in order to bring that person to the attention of the messia in order to be among the first to be saved.
By waving palms at Jesus and throwing them at his feet they were recognizing him as thier savior prommissed by God. The tradition of Palm Sunday was adopted by the church as a continuation of this Jewish feasts tradition and has more meaning than most of us have been taught! Blessed Easter week to all!
Bula Vinaka(Hello) from Fiji,
ReplyDeleteI belong with the Methodist Congregation, our children are well into their preparation for Palm Sunday which falls on the 5th of April. To the children, this is an exciting occasion where they recite their memory verses, present a scene about the ‘Triumphal Entrance of Jesus’, group singing etc. This will be a day where all children across the country is seen to be wearing white, which we believe represents, purity, innocence, cleanliness or just suits little children wearing it. On this Sunday, its mostly the children that conduct the whole service for 10.00am and 4.00pm
Wilisoni Foiakau.
Suva
Fiji.
SAMPATH DANIEL - INDIA,
ReplyDeletePALM SUNDAY IS CELEBRATED IN ALL THE CHURCH REMINDING OF THE TRIMPHENT ENTRY OF JESUS CHRIST INTO JERASULAIM, WITH PALM LEAVES AND CHILDREN ARE EXCITED IN LEARINIG TO MAKE CROSS OUT OF THE LEAF, MANY CHURCH TAKE A PROCESSION AROUND THE CHURCH SINGING HYMNS THREE TIMES, IT REMINDS ALL OF THE YOUNG DAYS OF SUNDAY SCHOOL.
I am getting ready to speak at a little Yorkshire Methodist chapel about the events of Palm Sunday.
ReplyDeleteI was pleased to find your website at the top of the list when I googled UK Websites for "Palm Sunday".
Hi we are from a Year 4/5 class at a catholic school in South Australia. At our school this morning, we had a prayer assembly to celebrate Palm Sunday. Our younger children dressed up and performed a play to show what Palm Sunday is all about. They showed us how Jesus rode on a donkey into Jerusalem and how people were waving palms with happiness and calling out Hosanna. We then all sang a song called 'Sing it Hosanna'.
ReplyDeleteAll the best for the Easter season
4/5MC
I was taught to make Palm Crosses when I was 3 (1942) by our priest's wife who was English-called it the "English Way"- and have made them every year since. Would love to know from a churchman if this is same as still used in England. Mary Ann LaRue
ReplyDeleteSt. Francis Anglican Church Dallas Texas
Tuesday 23rd March 2010
ReplyDeleteAnonymous would like to know if anyone out there as ever heard of Palm Sunday being known as toffee sunday.