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9 April 2022

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Palm substitutes

Palm Sunday was so-called because of the palm fronds thrown before Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem. But that caused problems for people trying to hold ceremonies to re-enact the occasion in countries where palm trees do not grow. Some other names by which the day is, or has been, called:

In England:

Yew Sunday; Branch Sunday; Blossom Sunday; Sallow Sunday; Sunday of Willow Boughs; Flowers Sunday; Flowering Sunday

And elsewhere in the world:

Pussy Willow Sunday (Latvia); Hosana (Egypt); Oshana (Syria)

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