San Antonino Near Ocotlan Oaxaca MX Palm Sunday 2012
Channel: laughingnomad
Date: 02/04/2012

Palm Sunday before Easter in San Antonino Oaxaca Mexico.

  On Palm Sunday Christians celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the week before his death and resurrection.  Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, which concludes on Easter Sunday.  Palm branches are given out representing the palm branches that covered Jesus' path as he entered Jerusalem.

In San Antonino, people bring gifts to the cemetery after which they walk in a procession to the church. After Mass, the gifts, including animals, are auctioned off and the money given to the church for renovation.