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Traditional Polish Easter palms, created by renowned folk artists, presented at the Easter Fair, organized by the Ethnographic Museum in Toruń, on March 26, 2023.Easter palms are prepared for Palm Sunday to remind us of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. In Poland, where palm trees are absent and olive trees are rare, palms are most often made of willow twigs, reeds, herbs and flowers, using various techniques. Palms are blessed on Palm Sunday, carried in a procession, burned on Holy Saturday, and the following year their ashes are used on Ash Wednesday to sprinkle ashes on the heads of the faithful.
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Traditional Polish Easter palms, created by renowned folk artists, presented at the Easter Fair, organized by the Ethnographic Museum in Toruń, on March 26, 2023.
Easter palms are prepared for Palm Sunday to remind us of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
In Poland, where palm trees are absent and olive trees are rare, palms are most often made of willow twigs, reeds, herbs and flowers, using various techniques.
Palms are blessed on Palm Sunday, carried in a procession, burned on Holy Saturday, and the following year their ashes are used on Ash Wednesday to sprinkle ashes on the heads of the faithful.
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