The tradition of crafting white palm fronds
The Palm Sunday Procession is held on the Sunday before Easter week.
This
fiesta has special importance in Elche. Its origins date back to the
end of the 14th century. Hundreds of people take part, carrying figures
hand-crafted in the town from palm branches, a beautiful spectacle.
Elche is a town next to Alicante, Elche is the only place in the world where the tradition of crafting white palm fronds lives on. This town has been exporting
palm frond creations to other countries for centuries. Palm branches
are used, which, after being treated, are plaited into beautiful,
creative forms and figures.
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