The figure is called a “ Palmesel,” or German for “palm donkey,” according to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which on its site recounts how worshippers would lay palms on the ...

First, Jesus appropriates the symbols of the king. As he and his disciples draw near to the holy city, Jesus instructs his disciples to procure two beasts—a donkey and a colt—in fulfillment of ...

Millions of Christians worldwide carry palm leaves in processions today to recall Jesus riding a donkey into Jerusalem for Passover week nearly 2,000 years ago, when cheering crowds waved palms ...

He came riding on a donkey, fulfilling the prophecy in Zechariah 9:9. ... Desert palms are another large group, but none is quite so close to our Hawaiian hearts as the coconut palm.

A replica of Jesus Christ riding in a donkey was paraded in the plaza to demonstrate the triumphant entry of the Son of God in Jerusalem. In this instance, worshippers then waved palms to honor ...

The figure is called a “ Palmesel,” or German for “palm donkey,” according to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which on its site recounts how worshippers would lay palms on the ...

Palm Sunday will be celebrated by Christians worldwide this Sunday. It commemorates the Christian belief in the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when palm branches were strewn before him ...