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PHOTO GALLERY: Christians in Egypt celebrate Palm Sunday




Egyptian Coptic Christians weave palm fronds into decorations outside of a church in Cairo, ahead of Palm Sunday, April 12, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)

According to the Bible, Jesus was greeting in Jerusalem by people holding palm fronds; Cairo, April 12, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)

Coptic Christians attend Palm Sunday's mass at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in the south Cairo district of Maadi (Photo: Adam Makary)

Palm Sunday mass at 'Sainte Marie de la Paix', a Greek Catholic Church in the central Cairo district of Garden City (Photo: Nancy Emad)

Egyptian Christians attend Palm Sunday's mass at 'Sainte Marie de la Paix' Greek Catholic Church in Cairo's Garden City (Photo: Nancy Emad)

Another shot from the Palm Sunday mass at 'Sainte Marie de la Paix' Greek Catholic Church in Cairo's Garden City (Photo: Nancy Emad)

Moving into the east Cairo district of Heliopolis, another Palm Sunday mass, this time at St. Anthony & St. George Orthodox Church (Photo: Rita Metiyas)

Christians celebrate Palm Sunday at Asr El-Dobara church in Downtown Cairo (Photo: Mai Shaheen)

The congregation at the a Palm Sunday mass in Cairo (photo: Mai Shaheen)

Egyptian Coptic Christians prepare palm fronds for Palm Sunday (Photo: Mai Shaheen)

Costumed worshippers at a Palm Sunday mass in Cairo (photo: Mai Shaheen)

Palm Sunday at Asr El-Dobara Church in downtown Cairo (photo: Mai Shaheen)

Palm fronds and prayers at Asr El-Doba Church in downtown Cairo (photo: Mai Shaheen)

A man prays during Palm Sunday mass at Asr El-Dobara Church in Cairo (photo: Mai Shaheen)

The minister leading the congregation in a Palm Sunday mass at Asr El-Dobara Church in Cairo (photo: Mai Shaheen)

Palm Sunday mass at Asr El-Dobara Church in Cairo (photo: Mai Shaheen)

More scenes from a Palm Sunday mass at Asr El-Dobara Church in Cairo (photo: Mai Shaheen)

Ethiopian Christians wear handmade decorated palm frond crowns as they leave St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 13, 2014 (Photo: AP)

An Egyptian man sells crowns made from palm fronds outside St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 13, 2014 (Photo: AP)

A tearful worshiper at Asr El-Dobara Church in Cairo for Palm Sunday mass (photo: Mai Shaheen)

A boy plays with a palm frond during mass on Sunday at Asr El-Dobara Church in Cairo (photo: Mai Shaheen)

Palm Sunday mass at Asr El-Dobara Church, Cairo (photo: Mai Shaheen)

Devoted worshipers at a Palm Sunday mass in Cairo at Asr El-Dobara Church (photo: Mai Shaheen)

Egyptians celebrate Palm Sunday during a service in the Samaan el-Kharaz Church in the Mokattam district of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 13, 2014 (Photo: AP)

Egyptians receive communion during a service to celebrate Palm Sunday in the Samaan el-Kharaz Church in the Mokattam district of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 13, 2014 (Photo: AP)

Palm Sunday marks the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem, where he was greeted by cheering crowds bearing palm fronds, according to the Bible.

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