While different cities around the country have their own schedules to follow (read about Easter celebrations inKrakówandGdańsk), the Easter holiday season essentially begins in each city with the appearance of traditional handmade ‘palms’ for sale in city marketplaces in the days beforePalm Sunda...
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Boys carry the 'palmónes' which are the tall palm stalks - and the girls carry the 'palmas', which are smaller and with shorter stems and intricately woven crosses. The childrens' palm leaves often have small bags of sweets or toys on the palms tied to them, and are often decorated ...
When the doors of St. Andrew's Church open for the popular "La Burriquilla" procession, it marks the beginning of Holy Week in Granada. This procession symbolizes the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, and many children participate by dressing up in biblical costumes and carrying palms. ...
There are many other purely religious symbols that are related to the Lenten season: marking the forehead with ashes on Ash Wednesday, waving palms onPalm Sunday,and the symbolism of the crucifix (cross) on which Jesus died. Did you learn anything new in this article? Please comment or contr...
Hungarians substitute pussy willow branches for palms at their Palm Sunday services. Priests bless the branches which are then distributed to parishioners to take home with them. In past times Hungarian priests not only blessed branches on Palm Sunday, but also flowers. Thus arose the Hungarian fo...
entry into Jerusalem is read aloud, the priests sprinkle holy water on the palm ornaments, sometimes tossing water out into the crowd to reach all the palms. Families then take the blessed ornaments home and hang them on their front doors that they might confer a blessing on the house. ...
Holy Week, the last week of Lent, begins with the observance ofPalm Sunday. Palm Sunday takes its name from Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem where the crowds laid palms at his feet. Holy Thursdaycommemorates the Last Supper, which was held the evening before the Crucifixion. ...
The palms will rise tomorrow, waved like hopes in the wind, as children cry, "Hosanna!" not knowing the road which leads through shadow. It begins with oil and feet, with perfume broken like hearts, with kisses that wound, and a supper that tastes of the eternal. ...
Easter celebrations in Poland begin on Palm Sunday where people gather for a procession with palms in their hands. It can be quite difficult to get hold of palms in Poland and so symbolic substitutes are made instead – they’re normally made from the branches of native trees, including willo...