Palm Sunday in Jerusalem (11 images)

Christian pilgrims carry palm branches during the Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Israel. The traditional Palm Sunday procession follows the route believed to be the path that Jesus Christ took when he entered Jerusalem riding a donkey and was greeted with crowds of people waving palm branches.

Christian pilgrims carry palm branches during the Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Israel, April 17, 2011. The traditional Palm Sunday procession follows the route believed to be the path that Jesus Christ took when he entered Jerusalem riding a donkey and was greeted with crowds of people waving palm branches. UPI/Debbie Hill

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Seminary students carry palm branches during the Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Israel, April 17, 2011. The traditional Palm Sunday procession follows the route believed to be the path that Jesus Christ took when he entered Jerusalem riding a donkey and was greeted with crowds of people waving palm branches. UPI/Debbie Hill

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Priests carry palm branches during the Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Israel, April 17, 2011. The traditional Palm Sunday procession follows the route believed to be the path that Jesus Christ took when he entered Jerusalem riding a donkey and was greeted with crowds of people waving palm branches. UPI/Debbie Hill

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Nuns wave palm branches during the Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Israel, April 17, 2011. The traditional Palm Sunday procession follows the route believed to be the path that Jesus Christ took when he entered Jerusalem riding a donkey and was greeted with crowds of people waving palm branches. UPI/Debbie Hill

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