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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-20-05 08:56 PM
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10. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey.
The adoring crowds waved palm fronds; therefore, churches are decorated with palm fronds on Palm Sunday. Back in Jerusalem, the authorities got nervous. They had him arrested on Thursday (just after dinner) & crucified on Friday. On Easter Sunday, he arose from the dead. (According to the Gospels.)

Ash Wednesday is the first day in Lent--40 days before Easter. Traditionally, the palm fronds from last year's Palm Sunday are burned to make the ashes.

All this stuff has been going on for centuries.
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