Following a message from MLow I have been meaning to come back with
additional details regarding Palm Sunday Processions. A few other details I
have are as follows;

Quoting Edmund Howes continuation of Stows Annals. 'This yeere, the ceremony
of bearing of palmes on Palme Sunday was left off, and not used as before.'

Christina Hole makes the comment that the use of Palm Leaves, and the other
greenery I mentioned, on Palm Sunday was retained in Britain and other
countries as part of the general celebrations of spring. As such these
plants were often used as button holes during the Palm Sunday period.

She also mentions some examples of vague memories of the processions;

a. Scotland. Children went in procession along roads with willow branches
(but
    the account is not dated nor is the area located)
b. Lanark. Boys at the grammar school had a holiday on the Saturday before
Palm
    Sunday when they went in procession through the streets. There was also
a boy
    who acted as King for the day and walked with his life-guards and
sergeants.
    This account is undated but mentions the specific use of large willow
tree decked
    with daffodils carried before him. There was also a special embroidered
flag
    carried in the procession which was the gift of a local lady. The day
ended with a
    ball.
c. Durham. William Henderson recalls that around 1846 the young boys would
collect
    the 'palms' and use them to make crosses Palm Sunday which were then
often
    hung in houses for good luck.

That is all I have.  I can add to that three examples I have been given of
noteable processions being held in recent times;

Strathclyde University.
Isle of Wight. Holy Trinity
Isle of Wight. Saint Michaels.

Does anyone have any more examples ?



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