This is a pussy willow. We were surprised to see it. It's February, a little early for pussy willows. Although, Father Lennie reminded me that some churches use pussy willows instead of palms, to celebrate Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
It's a custom in Poland to gather pussy willows to decorate their churches during the Lenten season.
"The Pussy Willow is an Easter symbol. One of the most prominent Easter symbols, because of the fact out of this dry, kind of twig all of a sudden bursts forth this beautiful flower of life, and it is the first bush that blooms,"
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