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    What is Palm Sunday? Why is the donkey important to the story? And how is it celebrated worldwide?

    by Luis Andres Henao Mar 23, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

    Palm Sunday commemorates the Christian belief in the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when he was greeted by cheering crowds waving palm branches that they set out on the ground along his path, according to the Bible.

    This year, Palm Sunday falls on March 24. Also known as Passion Sunday, it marks the start of Holy Week. The most sacred week of the Christian year includes the Good Friday re-enactment of

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