The faithful who participated in the Liturgy today received willow branches consecrated through a special prayer, said by the priests at the end of the service.
Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Christians are today on Palm Sunday, a day that commemorates the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem for the last time before he was crucified.
The faithful who participated in the Liturgy today received willow branches consecrated through a special prayer, said by the priests at the end of the service, in memory of welcoming the Lord to the city of Jerusalem with palm branches.
About the significance of willow branches in the traditional Romanian village – museographer Mirela Stângă, from the Museum of Popular Art in Constanţa.
Mirela Left: The willow branches were taken to the church to be sanctified, they were placed at the gates, at the windows, at the eaves of the house or at the icon, in the form of a crown. The willow sanctified by the Flowers had a very important role. With it, children were touched on the back to grow up healthy. Whoever swallowed three sticks of willow was free from sore throats for the whole year. It was also said that he who wanted to avoid pain in the middle, had to gird himself with a branch of green willow.
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