Palm Sunday

But on the morew a myche puple, that cam togidere to the feeste dai, whanne thei hadden herd, that Jhesus cam to Jerusalem, token braunchis of palmes, and camen forth ayens hym, and crieden, Osanna, blessid is the kyng of Israel, that cometh in the name of the Lord.

John 12. from the Wycliffe Bible translated into Middle English between 1382 and 1395.

The flowering shoots of pussy willow are traditionally used in Europe for religious decoration on Palm Sunday, as palm branches aren't readily available in these parts!