Many churches observe Palm Sunday with the blessing and procession of palm fronds or pieces of palm leaves. Palms are often taken home as sacramentals (objects that recall the sacraments). They can be crafted into simple crosses or elaborately folded or woven into other forms for decoration. Some people use the dried leaves as objects of devotion or as a visual reminder of Christ’s Passion. Some churches collect the fronds the following year to be burned for the ashes used on Ash Wednesday.
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