Image: 87365 Palm Sunday

Description: March 28th Palm Sunday is the last Sunday before Easter. It commemorates the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem, and people greeted him by waving palm fronds and crying out 'Hosanna!'. In Poland, we do not have palm trees. We do, however, have extremely rich folk traditions which date back to pre-Christian times, and which have largely survived in the Catholic custom. Such a tradition is weaving palms for Palm Sunday, and it is most alive in the colourful Northeastern region of Kurpie. Only there will you find such elaborate palms made out of crepe paper and dried flowers, so tall that they cannot be carried upright. The village of Łyse, which I visited this year, is one of those that hold a contest for the tallest and most beautiful palm. People from all over the region work hard for the forty days of Lent to make their entries. More about this tradition <a href="http://madziabryll.blogspot.com/2010/03/87365-palm-sunday.html" rel="nofollow">on my blog</a>.
Title: 87365 Palm Sunday
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Author: Magic Madzik
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