Semana Santa - Holy Week has begun

 Salvete Omnes,

Manuel Garcia y Rodriguez pinxit

while the Death rider canters across the plains of Eastern Europe (Russian Federation and Ukraine) we have entered into the Holy Week period in Christianity.

Horseman of Death -

Seville comes to mind when imagining la Semana Santa festivities -

Alfred Dehodencq pinxit

and yesterday according to Gospels Our Lord entered Jerusalem - more beautiful manuscript illuminations here

entry into Jerusalem - Tres Riches Hueres de Duc de Berry

In Polish lands and other Slavic traditions believers bring 'palms' to their churches for them to be be blessed.

In this painting from XIX century a young but married peasant woman brought a Palm Sunday 'palm frond'-like arrangement(willows etc)  to be blessed.

Kanuty Rusiecki pinxit

Valete