What Is Palm Sunday? 5 Facts to Know About the Start of Holy Week
1. Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Jesus' entry into Jerusalem is mentioned in all four Gospel accounts in the Bible, which points to the significance of the event.
It was the fulfilment of a prophecy, found in Zechariah 9:9 in the Old Testament: "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
In Jerusalem, Jesus publicly said he is the Messiah and King of Israel.
