Palm Sunday celebrated with religious fervour in Mizoram

Aizawl: Palm Sunday was celebrated with an outpouring of religious fervour across Mizoram as processions were taken out and prayer services held in different parts of the north-eastern state.

The celebration began with processions in Aizawl and other towns and villages, where children carrying palm leaves chanted 'Hosanna' to mark the arrival of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, ahead of his crucifixion and later resurrection.

Special prayers were held, hymns sung and sermons delivered in churches of various denominations across the state.

According to the Bible, Jesus Christ rode into Jerusalem on a donkey on the last Sunday before his crucifixion.

During his entry, people spread their cloaks and palm branches on the streets and shouted 'Hosanna', which is a liturgical word used as a cry of praise.