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  Romania's majority Orthodox Christians and its Greek Catholic community celebrated Palm Sunday, which symbolises Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem before being crucified. People went to church, taking willow tree rods to be blessed and then place them at windows, doors and gates, believing this will keep evil spirits at bay and protect them from misfortune. On the eve of Palm Sunday, the faithful attended a number of processions held around the country and in the capital Bucharest.   Speaking about the significance of the pilgrimage, the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Daniel, said it is a prelude to the holy Easter and the confession of Christ, the conqueror over death. "The Palm Sunday pilgrimage is blessed for the city and a symbol of the friendship between the people and Christ, because Christ the Lord raised his friend Lazarus from the dead, who had died four days prior", the Patriarch also said. The procession, he expla

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