celebration. 5 days before the jewish holiday of passover, the lord jesus christ approached the village of ephagia. in ifan, near mount elion, together with his disciples, he instructed two of them to bring him a young donkey, which no one had sat on before. when they fulfilled the command, christ sat astride a donkey and began to descend from the mountain to jerusalem, to the welcoming cries of the disciples of the people who met the lord, spreading their clothes cut from trees. branches on his way. at the same time, people are happy they exclaimed: “hosanna to the son of david, blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord.” hosanna of the most high. hosanna means give salvation. why did jesus enter jerusalem riding on a mantle? the gospel itself tells us that in this way christ fulfilled the old testament prophecy, according to. to whom the savior of the world will enter the holy city of jerusalem, meekly, riding on a colt. on the one hand, the lord’s entry into jerusalem is a joyful event, because the old testament prophecy is fulfilled, christ enters the holy city to accomplish our salvatio