The book of Zachariah prophesied that the Messiah would arrive in Jerusalem amid people waving palm branches, so it was a fulfillment of that. It also represented the people's hope that Jesus would save them from the oppression of Roman rule.
When Jesus rode the jews into jeruselum the zealots where the ones laying down the palm leaves
Palm leaves
Palm leaves were used by the people who welcomed Jesus when he rode into the city of Jerusalem at the start of the week before his resurrection. Palm leaves were symbolic at that time of victory. The empty cross is also a symbol of Jesus' victory over the power of sin.
they thought he was a king
Palm leaves
Palm leaves.
People laid dowm palm leaves and clothes on the floor on Palm Sunday.
You might be mistaken. I have never heard of a 'Psalm Sunday' - but there is a 'Palm Sunday' which is the Sunday before Easter Sunday. It is so called because the Gospel read that day in Christian churches concerns itself with how Jesus rode into Jerusalem and was greeted by people laying palm-leaves in his path.
palm Sunday is all about how that when Jesus road into Galilee and his worshipers threw palms at him --another answer-- Palm Sunday (not Psalm Sunday) is about the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when people laid palm branches on the ground as he approached. This was a sign of honour in those days.
From the trees just outside Jerusalem. It's called Palm Sunday because this is when the Jews laid palm leaves on the road as Jesus entered Jerusalem.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Palm Sunday is a Christian feast which is the Sunday before Easter Sunday. It is also called Passion Sunday or Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. In many Christian churches on Palm Sunday Palm leaves, often tied into the shape of crosses are given out to everyone who attends. In some places, palm leaves are unobtainable, and other trees like box, yew, willow or other native trees have to be used instead. Th Sunday was sometimes called Yew Sunday if they were using yew trees or sometimes Branch Sunday.On the first Palm Sunday, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and people put their cloaks and Palm leaves on the ground, to make it more comfortabe to walk on, and waved them as he went past. that's my re homework. :)
As Jesus entered Jerusalem the crowds waved palm leaves and spread the cloaks on the ground in front of him.
Palm Sunday falls the Sunday before Easter. Everyone is given palm leaves as a symbol of Jesus's ride into Jerusalem. On Ash Wednesday (or right before it, not sure about this part), the palm leaves from the previous year are burned, and that is what is used to begin the season of Lent.