Today we have Palm Saturday.
I reminder that Easter is near.
And tomorrow will be Palm Sunday - and I hope some here will know what Palm Sunday is.

What can be used in lieu of palms:

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Since palms don’t grow in central and northern Europe, instead of palm fronds, various locally available greenery such as box, yew, olive, birch, hazelnut, forsythia or willow twigs and branches are substituted and brought to church.

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https://www.stuttgartcitizen.com/lifesty...ed%20in%20vases.

They did not mention the holly that we use here.

@ the Palm Donkey

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Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, which Germans call Palm- sonntag. Palm Sunday processions once marked the opening of Holy Week in Germany. At the rear of these processions came the palmesel, or "palm donkey," a wooden donkey on wheels with a carved figure of Jesus sitting on its back. Sometimes, in lieu of a palm donkey, the local priest might sometimes ride a real donkey at the tail end of the procession. The parade of churchgoers crossed through the village and circled the church before entering for Sunday morning services. This custom inspired Germans to describe those who are late to church or late in getting up on Palm Sunday as "palm donkeys."

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https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary....in#:~:text=Holy Week begins with Palm,Jesus sitting on its back.

Infos about the Easter Week:

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https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary....on%20its%20back.