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The importance of palm fronds in ceremonies

2023-05-11

The palm tree and its fronds were of great importance to the ancient and modern Egyptians. The palm fronds were included in many fields and were associated with celebrations and holidays. The ancient Egyptians carried green palm fronds as an expression of their happiness in the celebrations and New Year's holidays. Because it symbolizes the beginning of the year and a renewed life. The ancient Egyptian decorated the doors of the houses with braided braids of palm fronds, and offerings of palm fronds were made in the tombs to rejuvenate the deceased in the afterlife after death, just as the palm fronds in the Greek and Roman eras were of great importance; Because it symbolizes victory, eternity and peace, and it even became one of the devotions of the goddess Niki (Roman Victoria), the goddess of victory, while in Christianity the Copts celebrate Palm Sunday or Palm Sunday, which is the anniversary of Christ entering Jerusalem, and the people of Jerusalem receiving Christ, peace be upon him, carrying palm branches with them Olives and tree branches are a metaphor for their reception of the victorious Jesus, and the palm tree in Islamic civilization is a symbol of comfort and hospitality, and the Arabs used palm trunks to build their homes.