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One of the most important religious events for Christians is the Lenten Season that lasts for 7 days, also called the&nbsp;Holy Week.&nbsp;This commemorates the last days of Jesus Christ, focusing on the night in which he was captured untilill the crucifixion and resurrection, popularly called Easter Sunday.

The Lenten Season starts on a Sunday as well and is known as&nbsp;Palm Sunday<a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/medieval-and-renaissance/palm-sunday-processions">.</a>&nbsp;This particular event in Jesus&rsquo; life is the reason why Palm trees, specifically its leaves, become a religious symbol.

As written in the New Testament, Jesus, together with his apostles, visited Jerusalem and was greeted with a grand welcome by the locals who put palm leaves on the ground as Jesus passed through Jerusalem.

Nowadays, Christians all over the world do the same thing as a remembrance to this event, and by attending the Holy Mass with palm leaves which will then be blessed by the celebrating priest. Palm leaves have become a religious icon which signifies the start of one of Christianity&rsquo;s most sacred events.

As the holy scriptures states, everything that has been created in this world is more than enough to provide all human needs. Trees and plants are just only some of these, but it is undeniable that despite the fact that these wonderful beings are usually abused or taken for granted, it is not hard to realise that they are one of the main reasons for our existence and well-being.

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