The Passion (from Latin patior, “to suffer, bear, endure”) is the short final period before the death of Jesus, described in the four canonical gospels of Sts. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. It is commemorated in Christianity every year during Holy Week.
The triumphal entry into Jerusalem is a narrative describing the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem a few days before his crucifixion. This event is celebrated each year by Christians on Palm Sunday. According to the gospels, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem to celebrate Passover, entering the city riding a donkey. He was greeted by a crowd acclaiming him by waving palm branches and laying cloaks on the ground to honour him.
Tokens such as this were available for pilgrims to collect at large, religiously important sites as a keepsake. They were made from the earth available around the shrine or pilgrim site and were collected for their apotropaic properties, as well as a precious momento.
