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epa08344605 Frei Marcos Matsubara performs individual procession to bless the branches left at the entrance of the houses of the faithful, after the broadcasting of the Palm Sunday Mass through the Internet, in Brasilia, Brazil, 05 April 2020. A group of five priests and friars divided the region into areas and each blessed the almost 12 thousand residents of the community. The social confinement that has forced the Brazilians to remain in their homes to prevent the spread of COVID-19 also transformed the way of celebrating Holy Week that began today with Palm Sunday, absent from crowds and with priests distributing blessings of home to home. EPA/Joedson Alves