The beginning of Holy Week in the Christian holiday circle. On this day, Jesus entered Jerusalem on the Sunday before his death on the cross.
In ancient times, it was customary in Middle Eastern countries to cover the path of worthy persons in some way. According to all four evangelists, people gave Jesus Christ this respect. According to the apostles Matthew, Mark and Luke, they spread their outer garments on the road and cut twigs from the trees, John is the only one who reports palm branches.
The palm is a symbol of victory and triumph. That is why the name of the holiday is Palm Sunday in several languages (Dominicapalmarum in Latin, Palmsonntag in German, etc.). Since there are no palm trees in most European countries, palm branches were often replaced by yew, willow or other tree branches during the celebration.
