On Palm Sunday one must buy their own palms here in Bolivia. In front of every church, vendors sell palms in all different forms. I like the ones in the form of a cross. These would cost about 15 - 30 cents, people do not charge much for their artistic labor.
We had an early procession on Saturday evening because the city closed down Sunday to only pedestrian traffic. We processed from the local Franciscan church of El Hospicio to the Cathedral where the above and below pictures were taken in a crowded standing room only mass with the Archbishop. As you can see from my photos my floorspot did not include a view of the archbishop.
The next morning, I joined the Palm Sunday procession all over again, with the parish of El Hospicio. We gathered near La Plaza de Las Banderas, (the plaza of flags) for a service and slow procession back to church to attend mass. Above Father Martin ofm, the pastor blesses the palms of the people. You can note some other forms of the woven palms. We sang songs, and Fr Martin and a female church elder took turns reading scriptures, offering prayers and leading the songs.
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