Sunday Morning Sunshine: Fun Facts About Palm Sunday

Six Facts About Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday:

1.  Palm Branches are used to represent the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of Christ as he rode into Jerusalem.

2. What foods are good to eat on Palm Sunday? Fish, Pax cakes, licorice water, and fig anything.

3. What can you do with the Palm Leaves?  Wave them during Palm Sunday services. Afterward, burn them for the ashes for Ash Wednesday.

4.  What are the colors to wear on Palm Sunday?  Purple for royalty: Jesus was royalty. Red for the blood that Jesus shed on the cross.

5. What does the word Hosanna mean?  Adoration, praise, joy.

6. Where do the Palm leaf branches usually come from?  Usually from Latin countries like:  Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. 

Have a blessed Palm Sunday!