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Palm Sunday: Christian 


On the Sunday before Easter, Christians remember Jesus' last entry into Jerusalem, when his way was strewn with palms by those gathered to see him. Churches, therefore, are decorated with palm. In England and Russia, where palm is unobtainable, pussy willow is used instead. Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, the most important week of the Christian year. In Spain and Mexico many communities have penitential processions often lit by candles and people sometime flagellate themselves to reenact Jesus' suffering. Some communities perform traditional passion plays. The Lenten fast is strictest on Good Friday, the day Jesus was crucified. Holy Week or Semana Santa in Spanish, is Mexico's biggest holiday period with many cities holding candlelight processions.

FOOD AND DRINK

Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese communities have a number of fast dishes made from salt cod. In Puerto Rico, it is traditional to make large amounts of escabeche, a marinated fish that can be kept refrigerated for many days. While salt cod is the traditional choice, the technique is also used with fresh white fish such as snapper and grouper. In this way, the cook of the household can observe the solemnities without having to spend a lot of time preparing meals.

 
Photo of a Zambian man wearing a white shirt and tie carrying his hat and jacket in one hand.

Photo by Marylee Crofts/David
Wiley
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Wisconsin System Board of
Regents.

Protestant minister, 1962 — Barotseland, Zambia

Photo of an immense and ornate cathedral lit beautifully in gold light at night
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rights reserved.

The Catholic
Cathedral of Notre Dame — Paris, France


 

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