Yes.
Mary and Joseph thought Jesus was with their friends.
No
AnswerIn early Judaism, it was important for a new mother to go to the Temple in Jerusalem for her purification. In Matthew's Gospel, she could not go to Jerusalem, out of fear of King Herod, who wanted Jesus killed. They fled to Egypt instead.
The Passover.
I believe they travelled to Jerusalem to pay taxes and celebrate Passover while there. After leaving they finally noticed that Jesus was not with them. Frantic, they returned and found the 12 year old Jesus speaking in the temple.
3 days
The scriptures do not tell us if Mary was present. However, since she was present at the crucifixion a few days later, she was probably present in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
To find the tomb of Jesus.
He went to Jerusalem.
In the Law of Moses, which was observed by Mary and Joesph, it says that after a woman has a child she is unclean for so many days. If a woman had a girl child she was unclean for 80 days and if she had a boy child she was unclean for 40 days. Mary, 40 days after the birth of Jesus went to Jerusalem to offer a sacrifice and be cleansed. She was to offer "A pair of turtledoves or two young Pigeons. We don't know which of the two she offered. Now at the same time they brought the baby Jesus to present Him to the Lord. This was also in the law of Moses (Exodus 13:2, 12-15). This is the reason Mary, Joseph and Jesus went to Jerusalem.
In Matthew's Gospel, Joseph, Mary and Jesus were returning to their family home in Bethlehem after the death of Herod, when God appeared to Joseph in a dream and told them to turn aside and go to Galilee, where they settled in Nazareth.
The Virgin Mary's life was very blessed. She was the mother of Jesus Christ. She gave birth to him in a manger in Jerusalem.