festival
Willow Sunday
also: вербное воскресенье
The Russian Orthodox observance of Palm Sunday, when blessed willow branches stand in for palms; the story's central crime occurs on this day, which is also treated as the willow tree's own name-day.
Reading notes
- The Bishop §3 Willow Sunday
Palm Sunday in the Russian Orthodox calendar, when blessed willow branches are carried in place of palms, unobtainable in the Russian climate.
- The Willow §4 Willow Sunday
The Russian Orthodox observance of Palm Sunday, when willow branches (in place of palms, unavailable in Russia) are blessed in church; it falls the Sunday before Easter.