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May 04, 2015
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Who was Cassandra?
In the Iliad, she is described as the loveliest of the daughters of Priam (King of Troy), and gifted with prophecy. The god Apollo loved her, but she spurned him. As a punishment, he decreed that no one would ever believe her. So when she told her fellow Trojans that the Greeks were hiding inside the wooden horse...well, you know what happened.
Wonderful. We have several palms. One tends to think a palm is a palm,but there are so many species and varieties.
Posted by: Hattie | May 04, 2015 at 06:45 PM
These are beautiful. I'm in Texas now and my son keeps noticing palm trees with great delight (since there are none where we live.) Also the intricately braided palms (for Palm Sunday, I assume?) remind me of the braided-palm lulav holders we use at Sukkot...
Posted by: Rachel Barenblat | May 05, 2015 at 10:00 AM
The arches in the church are magnificent; I would like to live with such fronds framing our bed or dining table-even for an evening.
Posted by: Duchesse | May 05, 2015 at 12:38 PM
Hattie, I can't imagine living in a climate where palms are a normal occurrence! I just love them and wish I knew more about them - someday I'm going to visit the palm tree nursery we always pass when we are in Jacksonville, Florida - the idea of going and buying one to plant seems so impossible to me!
Rachel, I'd love to see a photo of a lulav holder. I was totally intrigued by these weavings which were quite different from the equally-elaborate ones hfor Palm Sunday ere in Quebec.
Duchesse, yes, me too! I thought the simplicity of this was stunning, and of course symbolic of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem that was being celebrated that day. Had to laugh, though, at the cable ties that were used to secure the palms to the wooden candle-holder statues!
Posted by: Beth | May 05, 2015 at 03:26 PM