Coptic Orthodox clergymen carry palm fronds as they walk past the Edicule at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the site traditionally believed to be the place of Jesus' crucifixion, in Jerusalem's Old City. Christians will begin to mark the solemn period of Easter with Palm Sunday.

First published in the March 31, 2007, 5:44 p.m. edition

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