Watch Faithful Attend Palm Sunday Processions in Their ‘Holy Land’ News Video

“Hundreds of worshippers attend Palm Sunday processions in Jerusalem and the West Bank to mark the beginning of Easter festivities. Vanessa Johnston reports.” – Yt

“Christians around the world are marking Palm Sunday by waving fronds, attending church services and visiting sites in the Holy Land at the start of the Holy Week that ends with Easter.

“Crowds of faithful gathered in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the traditional site of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection.

“Many waved the fronds to symbolize how worshipers greeted Jesus over 2,000 years ago as he triumphantly returned to Jerusalem.

“Later in the day, hundreds of Christian pilgrims are expected to march behind a white donkey from the Mount of Olives to the holy city, retracing Jesus’ traditional route into Jerusalem.”

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