Over 20,000 Christians gather on the streets of Qaraqosh in Iraq to celebrate Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. Credit: Ismael Adnan/ACI MENA ‘The City of Hosanna’ Speaking to ACI MENA, Father Rony ...

Addis Ababa, April 13, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethiopian Christians from various denominations united in spirit and devotion to celebrate Palm Sunday, locally known as Hosanna, with sacred rituals ...

6. 'Hosanna, Loud Hosanna' “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” derived from a poem written in 1873 by Jeanette Threlfall, a hymn writer who was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

In Bartella, the Syriac Catholic and Syriac Orthodox churches held a joint celebration. In every town, the faithful followed the processions carrying olive branches and chanting Palm Sunday hymns.