He rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, and the people welcomed him by laying their clothes on the road and waving palm branches.
Jesus rising in triumph into Jerusalem fulfilled the prophesy by Zechariah of a King riding into Jerusalem in this way:
"Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
It is a Palm Sunday as it called by now by the Catholics.
It happened because this is the entrance of Jesus to Jerusalem before his death.
It didn't. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday became important when Jesus triumphantly into Jerusalem.
Palm Sunday is when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey.
No. Palm Sunday now commemorates that day.
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.
On palm Sunday the churchesare decorated with palm branches and crosses of palm leaves are given out.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is when we celebrate Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem for Passover. We call it Palm Sunday because, while Jesus was riding the donkey into the city, his followers were waving palm branches and shouting "Hosanna, blessed be the King!"
He cleansed the temple, came riding on a colt on palm Sunday, was tried and crucified at Jerusalem.