Palm Sunday Wishes

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Palm Sunday (in Ukraine, Willow Sunday) is the last Sunday before Easter, marking Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. In 2027 it falls on April 25. On this day, willow branches are blessed in church, and people gently tap their loved ones with them, wishing them good health. Here you will find Palm Sunday wishes: short, folk, religious, for family and children, plus poems. Wishes for other holidays of the year are in our holiday wishes calendar.

For Easter texts, see Easter wishes, and read about holiday traditions in Easter traditions in Ukraine.

Short Palm Sunday wishes

• Happy Palm Sunday! May the blessed willow bring you health and kindness.
• Happy holiday! May spring fill your home with light and your heart with joy.
• Happy Palm Sunday! Peace, harmony and God's grace to you.
• Happy Palm Sunday! Easter is a week away — may it be bright.
• Happy Palm Sunday! May all bad things pass and good things come.
• Happy holiday! May the willow catkins bring you luck and prosperity.
• Happy Palm Sunday! Health like the willow, strength like water.
• Happy Palm Sunday! May your home be full of spring, warmth and love.
• Happy Palm Sunday! Faith, hope and peace to you.
• Happy holiday! May the Lord bless your family.

Folk sayings and wishes

People gently tap their loved ones with a blessed willow branch and say wishes for good health. The best-known sayings are:

View full-size photoBlessed willow branches are a traditional symbol of Palm Sunday.

• "It's not me who strikes — it's the willow; Easter is a week away!"
• "Be tall like the willow, healthy like water and rich like the earth!"
• "The willow taps but does no harm — it brings happiness and joy!"

Religious greetings

• Happy Feast of the Lord's Entry into Jerusalem! May Christ enter your heart and bring peace.
• Happy Palm Sunday! May this Holy Week be a time of prayer and spiritual renewal.
• Happy holiday! May the Lord welcome you with joy, as He was welcomed in Jerusalem.
• Happy Palm Sunday! May the blessed willow protect your home all year long.

Wishes for family and friends

• Mom, happy Palm Sunday! May the willow bring you health and spring bring you strength.
• Friends, happy holiday! May there be peace in your families and a joyful Easter in a week.
• Happy Palm Sunday, my dear ones! May every day be bright like the spring sun.
• Happy Palm Sunday! May the willow drive away illness and faith live in your heart.

Wishes for children

• Sweetie, happy Palm Sunday! Grow tall like the willow and healthy like water.
• Happy Palm Sunday, little one! May the willow catkins bring you joy and laughter.
• Happy Palm Sunday! Grow up kind, good and happy.

What to write on a holiday card

• Happy holiday! May your home always be filled with warmth, peace and joy.
• Best wishes! Bright thoughts, good health and people around you worth celebrating with.
• May this day bring calm and every day after it a reason to smile.
• With warmth and best wishes to you and your family on this holiday!

A small bouquet goes well with a card: flowers turn even a few lines into a special gift.

Greeting loved ones from afar

• A video call — agree on a good time so the whole family can talk without rushing.
• A voice message — a real voice feels warmer than text, especially for grandparents.
• Flower delivery — a bouquet with a card delivered on the holiday morning makes a lovely surprise.
• A family video — collect short wishes from all your relatives and send them as one clip.

Palm Sunday poems

Soft willow buds of spring are here,
A sign that Easter's drawing near.
May blessings fill your home today
And joy be with you all the way.

It's not me, the willow taps you —
In a week, it's Easter too!
Be tall like the willow, healthy and strong,
And happy and blessed your whole life long.

Spring flowers for the holiday

Palm Sunday is the time for spring bouquets: tulips, hyacinths, delicate hydrangeas. Flowers make a lovely gift for a mother or grandmother together with a sprig of blessed willow. Read about Easter superstitions in Ukrainian Easter superstitions.

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More options are in the tulips, flowers in a box and white flowers sections.

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FAQ

When is Palm Sunday in 2027?

April 25, a week before Easter, which falls on May 2 in 2027.

What do people say when tapping with willow?

"It's not me who strikes — it's the willow; Easter is a week away!" and "Be tall like the willow, healthy like water."

What should you do with the blessed willow?

Traditionally, it is kept at home near the icons until the next year, and the old willow is not thrown away but burned or buried.

The next big feast is Trinity — see our Trinity and Pentecost wishes.

Among summer holidays — Apple Savior Day wishes.

The first spring church feast is the Annunciation — see our Annunciation wishes.

In the middle of Holy Week comes Clean Thursday.

Great Lent, which leads to Palm Sunday, begins after Forgiveness Sunday.

Author: Maria Svitlovir

Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.

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