Palm Sunday. Bohdan Benyuk and Oleg Tyagnibok

One of the leaders of "Svoboda" All-Ukrainian Union, People's Artist of Ukraine Bogdan Benyuk, in the background, speaking with his fans during celebration of Palm Sunday in Kyiv, on Sunday, on April 20, 2008. "Svoboda" All-Ukrainian Union leader Oleg Tyagnybok is in the background, from the left side. All orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday this day. The holiday springs from old times, when Jesus entered to Jerusalem on young she-donkey and all the city came to meet him. People covered the way of Jesus with palm branches and greeted him with exclamations: “ Osanna!” – an address only to a tsar. The reason of a rejoicing became a miracle, which Jesus accomplished on the eve of this event, having revived Lazar. The green branches are sign of a victory over a death and Resurrection of Christ. After consecrating a pussy willow, the religious swallow pussy-willow buds in order to preserve themselves from diseases. All orthodox world will celebrate Easter holiday on April, 19. Photo by Frolov Ivan /UNIAN