Christians celebrate Palm Sunday on Mount of Olives in Jerusalem (11 images)

Christians celebrated Jesus' arrival into Jerusalem during the annual Palm Sunday Procession on the Mount of Olives overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem on March 25, 2018. Photos by Debbie Hill/UPI

Nuns carry olive and palm branches during the annual Palm Sunday procession. Christians carry palm fronds to represent the branches laid in front of Jesus as he rode into the city days before he was crucified.

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Priests carry palm branches during the annual Palm Sunday procession.

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Christian tourists sing while carrying olive branches.

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Christians sing and carry palm branches.

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