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Maria Consuelo Palapa weaves a palm frond in a traditional Mexican design with help from her son Omar, 7, at the Church of the Incarnation in Minneapolis on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The parishioner at this Catholic church, where the palms will be sold as a fundraiser and blessed at Palm Sunday services this weekend, said she joined the volunteer workshop “to first help the church, and to teach the child my traditions.” (Credit: Giovanna Dell’Orto/AP.)

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