And now the Palm Sunday donkey that waited to be untied so that Jesus could ride in triumph into Jerusalem. All four Gospels tell the Palm Sunday story of the “spontaneous” parade into ...

Conquering kings typically rode in chariots or on the back of stallions, so Jesus riding a donkey went against the norm, Jobe said. The donkey, he said, was a symbol of peace but it also ...

Some ceremonies in German-speaking countries used to include a figure of Jesus riding a donkey, Encyclopedia Britannica says. The figure is called a " Palmesel," or German for "palm donkey ...

Some ceremonies in German-speaking countries used to include a figure of Jesus riding a donkey, Encyclopedia Britannica says. The figure is called a “ Palmesel,” German for “palm donkey ...