Palm Sunday The Sunday before Easter is known

Palm Sunday

The Sunday before Easter is known as Palm. Sunday. It celebrates Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem for the Jewish festival of Passover. Great crowds of people lined the streets waving palm branches to welcome him. The people were very excited. They spread branches on the road – and even laid down their clothes. They shouted 'Hosanna!' which means 'Save us Now!’ We wave our UK flags at parades. They waved palm branches.

What is Palm Sunday? Palm Sunday is a time of celebration as well as sadness because Jesus died on a cross less than a week after he had entered Jerusalem.

Why is it called Palm Sunday? The Sunday before Easter is called Palm Sunday because the crowds waved palm branches as they followed Jesus' procession into Jerusalem.

Why did Jesus go to Jerusalem? It was the time of the Jewish feast of Passover. Many Jews travelled to Jerusalem to celebrate this feast together.

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The True King Jesus and his followers went to Jerusalem for the Passover Feast. Jesus told two of his followers to bring him a donkey and told them where to find it. He also said, “Tell the people of Jerusalem your King is coming, he is gentle and riding on a donkey. ” The followers did as Jesus asked, they found and brought the animal to Jesus. They lay their cloaks on its back and Jesus sat on them and rode on the donkey. “Tell the people of Jerusalem your King is coming, he is gentle and riding on a donkey. ”

As Jesus rode the donkey towards Jerusalem, people cut branches from the palm trees and placed them and their cloaks on the ground in front of him. They shouted, “Hosanna! Blessed is the King of Israel!”

When Jesus entered Jerusalem a large and excited crowd welcomed him and waved palm leaves. They shouted “Hosanna!” because they were so pleased to see him and believed his message. Jesus went to the Temple where he healed the blind people.

The leaders in Jerusalem did not like Jesus. They saw how many people were following him and they were angry and jealous.

• Jesus understood that this was part of God’s plan and it would be his last trip into Jerusalem. • People laid down palms in front of him as a sign that they believed his message and that he was King.

What were people doing to welcome Jesus?

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Your activity Write a story board to show the story of Palm Sunday and how Jesus felt welcomed through the different parts.