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| April 1, 2012 | Christians celebrate Palm Sunday in Kerala | |
Thiruvananthapuram:Christians in Kerala hailed the Palm Sunday or Oshana Nhayarazhcha festival on Sunday to commemorate
the beginning of holy week, ahead of Easter. Hundreds of devotees gathered at
the St. Joseph ’s Metropolitan Cathedral to offer prayers on the occasion. Commemorating
the incident, large number devotees took out a procession holding palm leaves
blessed by the parish priest, before the mass in all Roman Catholic, Orthodox
and Jacobite churches in Kerala. Devotees said this celebration actually signifies
the glory of Jesus. “This is in remembrance of Jesus Christ. Once the people elevated
Jesus as their King, later he was crucified, depicting the ups and downs of our
lives. This palm represent that after crucifixion, on the third day, Jesus resurrected,
showing that even in life after every down slide, the path moves upwards,” said
Susaina, a devotee. According to the Bible, ‘Palm Sunday’ is celebrated to mark
the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem on a donkey where the rich
and the poor greeted him by waving palm branches, and by covering his path with
palm branches and expensive clothes and even flowers. Similar celebrations were
also held in all other parishes throughout Kerala. Palm Sunday is often referred
to as ‘Passion Sunday’ and marks the beginning of Holy Week, which concludes on
Easter Sunday.
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