The Road To Calvary

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The palm branch was a symbol of triumph and victory in Jewish tradition. Because of this, the scene of the crowd greeting Jesus by waving palms and carpeting his path with them has become symbolic and important.
According to the Gospels, before entering Jerusalem, Jesus was staying at Bethany and Bethphage. While there, Jesus sent two disciples to the village, in order to retrieve a donkey that had been tied up but never been ridden, and to say, if questioned, that the donkey was needed by the Lord but would be returned.
Jesus then rode the donkey into Jerusalem, with the Synoptic gospels adding that the disciples had first put their cloaks on it, so as to make it more comfortable. The Gospels go on to recount how Jesus rode into Jerusalem, and how the people there lay down their cloaks in front of him, and also lay down small branches of trees.
The donkey is also a symbol of peace, whereas the horse is a symbol of war.