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- Usually practiced on or near Palm Sunday
- Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent and marks the start of the Holy Week
- Other native leaves or branches may be substituted for palms
- The Crown of Thorns is a popular palm weaving design
- Palm branches are a Christian symbol of victory
- Congregationalists may bring their woven palms to church to be blessed
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The act of weaving palm fronds into crosses or other decorative designs is a religious tradition in many families. Some Catholic churches distribute palm leaves which can be woven into crosses that may be used to decorate the graves of loved ones, placed in homes for good luck or hung on doors to ward off evil spirits.
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Symbolism
Palms are used to represent the palm leaves that were strewn before Jesus to soften His journey as He entered Jerusalem days before his crucifixion. Some churches reenact Jesus' journey by walking on the woven palms during a procession down the main church aisle. After the service, the palms are collected and burned and the remaining ash may be used for the following year's Ash Wednesday service. -
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Palm Weaving on Amazon
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The Guide to Basket Weaving: Creative Weaving with Coconut Palms - $6.50
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How to Make Baskets - $4.15
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Maui Hatman style coconut palm basket weaving
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Folkartist Balbina Norita Kintaro's Carolinian coconut palm frond weaving projects
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Palm Weaving Questions
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Palm Weaving News
- Topix.net: Palm Weaving
- Google News: Palm Weaving
- The State: Making palm crosses a Christian labor of love (March 16, 2008)
- The Buffalo News: Palms shape message for Palm Sunday (March 16, 2008)
- DelewareOnline.com: All in the palms (March 15, 2008)
- Hindi.com: Women SHGs infuse life into palm leaves (February 24, 2008)
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