As Jesus entered Jerusalem (where he would soon be crucified) to celebrate Passover, he was riding a donkey. Nearly all of the people in the crowd that gathered around him threw their garments down on the road before him, giving him a royal welcome. Others cut branches from palm trees and threw them down in the road as a welcome mat.
Crowds went ahead and crowds followed him into the city, all of them calling out, "Hosanna to the son of David!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Hosanna in the highest heaven!"
As he made his entrance into Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken. Unnerved, people were asking, "What's going on here? Who is this?" The parade crowd answered, "This is the prophet Jesus, the one from Nazareth in Galilee."
"Hosanna" is a Hebrew expression meaning, "Save!" which became an exclamation of praise.
The complete story can be found in Matthew 21.
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