• A priest blesses a child from the back of a pick-up truck during Palm Sunday celebrations in Qlayaa, southern Lebanon. Reuters
    A priest blesses a child from the back of a pick-up truck during Palm Sunday celebrations in Qlayaa, southern Lebanon. Reuters
  • People celebrate Palm Sunday during a mass held at the Lady of Damascus church, in the mostly Christian-populated Al Qassaa district, in Damascus, Syria. EPA
    People celebrate Palm Sunday during a mass held at the Lady of Damascus church, in the mostly Christian-populated Al Qassaa district, in Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • Mass at the Lady of Damascus church. Palm Sunday is a Christian celebration that falls on the Sunday before Easter. EPA
    Mass at the Lady of Damascus church. Palm Sunday is a Christian celebration that falls on the Sunday before Easter. EPA
  • In most liturgical churches, Palm Sunday is celebrated by the blessing and distribution of palm branches. EPA
    In most liturgical churches, Palm Sunday is celebrated by the blessing and distribution of palm branches. EPA
  • Priests lead the procession at the Lady of Damascus church. EPA
    Priests lead the procession at the Lady of Damascus church. EPA
  • Sisters of Mother Teresa and other nuns arrive to attend the Palm Sunday mass at the Roman Catholic church of the Holy Family in Gaza City. AFP
    Sisters of Mother Teresa and other nuns arrive to attend the Palm Sunday mass at the Roman Catholic church of the Holy Family in Gaza City. AFP
  • Palestinian Christians attend the Palm Sunday mass at the Roman Catholic church of the Holy Family in Gaza City. AFP
    Palestinian Christians attend the Palm Sunday mass at the Roman Catholic church of the Holy Family in Gaza City. AFP
  • A woman greets clergymen riding in a car as a priest roams around the area to bless devotees during Palm Sunday, in Qlayaa, southern Lebanon. Reuters
    A woman greets clergymen riding in a car as a priest roams around the area to bless devotees during Palm Sunday, in Qlayaa, southern Lebanon. Reuters
  • Lebanese Christians celebrate the traditional Palm Sunday procession as they walk in front of a Greek Catholic Church in the Museum area of Beirut. EPA
    Lebanese Christians celebrate the traditional Palm Sunday procession as they walk in front of a Greek Catholic Church in the Museum area of Beirut. EPA
  • Boys attend Palm Sunday celebrations, outside a church in Damascus, Syria. Reuters
    Boys attend Palm Sunday celebrations, outside a church in Damascus, Syria. Reuters
  • The Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family officiates at the Palm Sunday Mass, in Gaza City. AP
    The Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family officiates at the Palm Sunday Mass, in Gaza City. AP

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Palm Sunday in the Middle East - in pictures

Christians in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza attended Mass to celebrate the traditional holiday marking the Sunday before Easter

The National

March 28, 2021

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