Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter and is meant to commemorate Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
In as much as we celebrate Palm Sunday in Nigeria, very few Nigerians actually understand it's symbolism.
That is, besides the fact that it is usually celebrated on the Sunday before Easter.
This is where we come in.
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We have compiled five major things you need to know about this Christian celebration.
1) Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter and is meant to commemorate Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
2)The triumphal entry of Jesus is mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels and in each of them, it precedes the Holy Week, which is the last week of Lent.
3) In most of the Christian denominations, worship services on Palm Sunday may include a procession of worshipers carrying palms, symbolising the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem.
4) The Palm Sunday which is symbolic of Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem takes place a week before his Resurrection, being Easter.
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5) Many denominations in Nigeria go as far as recreating the triumphal entry of Christ, complete with a donkey.