{"id":8729,"date":"2026-09-25T23:08:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T23:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/eventi\/palm-sunday\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T23:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T23:08:58","slug":"palm-sunday","status":"publish","type":"evento","link":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/events\/palm-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, Bordighera renews one of its oldest traditions: the <strong>parmureli<\/strong>, white date palm leaves hand-woven into roses, crosses, doves and fish, are blessed during Mass and then exchanged or given as a sign of peace.<\/p>\n<p>In the weeks leading up to the feast, at the Oratory of San Bartolomeo degli Armeni in Piazza del Popolo in <a href=\"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/places\/bordighera-alta\/\">Bordighera Alta<\/a>, volunteers from historic families weave the parmureli, which can be seen in the making and purchased.<\/p>\n<p>The history of these palms, from the legend of Capitan Bresca to the leaves grown in the dark, is told in the article <a href=\"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/bordighera-palms-parmureli\/\">The Palms of Bordighera: Capitan Bresca and the Parmureli<\/a>. 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