[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":142},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f13wmdiifngifh":3},{"kind":4,"country":5,"referenceDate":6,"text":7,"calendar":54,"subscriptionCoverages":56,"article":66,"scope":100,"ranges":101,"related":117,"contextual":127},"article","ES","2026-10-17",{"slug":8,"title":9,"description":10,"answer":11,"sections":12,"faq":38},"holy-week","Holy Week in Spain: dates, palms, olive branches and flowers","When Holy Week takes place in Spain and what to carry on Palm Sunday. Palms, olive branches and flowers for floats, with examples from Elche and Granada.","Palms or olive branches are carried on Palm Sunday. To contribute flowers to a procession float, choose them with the brotherhood preparing its decoration. These are different uses within Holy Week. The dates change each year and are shared across Spain for these Catholic celebrations. The calendar covers Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday.",[13,18,23,28,33],{"title":14,"paragraphs":15},"Shared dates that change each year",[16,17],"Palm Sunday falls seven days before Easter. In 2026 the period runs from 29 March to 5 April. Maundy Thursday is 2 April and Good Friday is 3 April. The calendar calculates each year’s dates from Gregorian Easter.","A region does not celebrate Palm Sunday on a different date because it has different public holidays. Regional working calendars and local programmes vary. This entry covers eight days including both Sundays. Announcements and other earlier events have their own dates.",{"title":19,"paragraphs":20},"Palms and olive branches for Palm Sunday",[21,22],"The blessing and Palm Sunday procession are the occasions for palms and olive branches. Choose a size you can carry along the route. A handmade palm and an olive branch are different from a bouquet given as a gift.","For children, look for a small palm that is easy to hold. You could ask the craftsperson for a handheld palm and explain the approximate height you need. The parish programme gives the place and time of the blessing.",{"title":24,"paragraphs":25},"Valencian Community: white palm in Elche",[26,27],"In Elche white palm is linked to the Palm Sunday procession and a local craft. Pieces can be simple or have ornamental work. Compare dimensions and the space needed to transport the piece without crushing it.","This example belongs to Elche. It does not mean every town in the Valencian Community carries the same kind of palm. If you are taking part elsewhere, use its own programme to plan the route and blessing.",{"title":29,"paragraphs":30},"Andalusia: olive branches in the Montes de Granada",[31,32],"In the Montes de Granada area olive branches are used instead of white palms. This is a useful local reference if you are celebrating Palm Sunday there. It does not establish one arrangement for all Andalusia.","Flowers on a procession float serve another purpose. The cover carnations illustrate a possible flower contribution to a brotherhood. They do not depict a palm or replace Palm Sunday olive branches. The brotherhood guide explains how to distinguish flower handovers from financial contributions.",{"title":34,"paragraphs":35},"Flowers for a float and contributions to a brotherhood",[36,37],"To help with floral decoration, start with the material the display team needs. A quantity of loose stems may suit it better than a finished arrangement. Agree species, colour and reception before ordering so your contribution can fit into the display.","A procession’s departure time is not the flower delivery deadline. The linked guide gives examples from Los Santos de Maimona and Málaga that show different ways to contribute. Saving this occasion preserves the complete period rather than each brotherhood’s delivery slots.",[39,42,45,48,51],{"question":40,"answer":41},"Does Holy Week have a fixed date?","No. It depends on Easter and changes every year. Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter Sunday. The liturgical date is shared across Spain although public holidays and local events vary.",{"question":43,"answer":44},"Are palms and olive branches carried throughout the week?","Their use in the blessing and procession belongs to Palm Sunday. For an offering or decoration on another day, follow that event’s instructions.",{"question":46,"answer":47},"What if I have been asked for wheat for Maundy Thursday?","Clarify whether the request is for ears of wheat, a pot of sprouted grain or another material for the altar of repose. That order needs different preparation and delivery from a Palm Sunday palm. Do not replace it with a flower bouquet without agreement from the display team.",{"question":49,"answer":50},"Are carnations required for Holy Week?","No. The cover is a reference for flower contributions. Each float’s display team chooses its flowers and colours and these differ between brotherhoods.",{"question":52,"answer":53},"What does importing this occasion add to my calendar?","One all-day event spanning Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday inclusive. The subscription includes dates from 2026 to 2046. It does not include procession times or make every day in that period a public holiday.",{"occasionId":55,"countryCode":5},"es-holy-week",[57],{"occasionId":55,"title":58,"scope":62,"regionCodes":63,"fromYear":64,"throughYear":65},{"es":59,"en":60,"de":59,"lt":61},"Semana Santa","Holy Week","Didžioji savaitė","national",[],2026,2046,{"id":55,"category":67,"imageId":68,"name":60,"imageAlt":69,"territoryLabel":70,"sources":71},"occasions","carnation","Carnation against a dark green background","Spain · Nationwide",[72,76,80,84,88,92,96],{"url":73,"label":74,"claim":75},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.conferenciaepiscopal.es\u002Fcreemos\u002Fsemana-santa\u002Fdomingo-de-ramos\u002F","Conferencia Episcopal Española · Domingo de Ramos","Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday. Describes palms and olive branches and their blessing; Palm Sunday was 29 March in 2026. Does not prescribe one flower for every float.",{"url":77,"label":78,"claim":79},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.conferenciaepiscopal.es\u002Fcreemos\u002Fpascua\u002Flectura-domingos-pascua-2025\u002F","Conferencia Episcopal Española · Lecturas de Pascua, contenido 2026","The content places Easter 2026 on 5 April. Together with Palm Sunday it checks the seven-day interval; the slug retains 2025.",{"url":81,"label":82,"claim":83},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.visitelche.com\u002Fpalma-blanca-Elche\u002F","VisitElche · Palma Blanca","Links white palm and its craft to Palm Sunday in Elche. A municipal example rather than a rule for the whole Valencian Community.",{"url":85,"label":86,"claim":87},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iaph.es\u002Fpaisajes-culturales-conocimientos-tradicionales-cambio-climatico\u002Fatlas\u002Frizado-de-palmas-2\u002F","IAPH · Rizado de palmas","Describes palms and olive branches on Palm Sunday and olive use in the Montes de Granada. Establishes neither a single Andalusian arrangement nor a handover programme.",{"url":89,"label":90,"claim":91},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.boe.es\u002Fdiario_boe\u002Ftxt.php?id=BOE-A-2025-21667","BOE · Fiestas laborales 2026","The 2026 calendar distinguishes national and regional holidays, including different treatment of Maundy Thursday. Does not establish future holidays or procession times.",{"url":93,"label":94,"claim":95},"https:\u002F\u002Fhycnazarenoyesperanza.jimdofree.com\u002Fnoticias\u002F2026\u002F","Hermandad del Nazareno y la Esperanza · Los Santos de Maimona, programa 2026","Invites members and worshippers to offer carnations along the Cautivo route on 31 March 2026. Does not establish an annual handover.",{"url":97,"label":98,"claim":99},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hermandadsalutacion.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F02\u002FAnuario-Salutacion-2026-1.pdf","Hermandad de Salutación · Anuario 2026, página 117","Offers financial contributions towards the floats’ floral arrangements through member access\u002Fevents or the treasury. 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