Resurrection Christ - Easter celebration is one of the most important holidays for Christians. He has his ritual dishes that it is accepted on this day, at the end of the Great Post, which lasted 48 days. On the eve, on Saturday, believers collect an Easter basket and carry it to be consecrated to the church. So what enters it and why?
Kulich
This is the main character of the holiday and resurrection. It must be sweet and baked on yeast. It was this bread that was on the table during the last meadure of Christ and his students - a secret evening.
Kulich should be from yeast dough
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Eggs
Chicken eggs symbolize a new life. According to legend, after the resurrection of Christ, Maria Magdalene went with this news to the emperor Tiberius, as a gift he took an egg. But the ruler did not believe her, they say, it is impossible to rise to rise, it is as if the egg from the White became red. And it happened on his amazed eyes. Therefore, the traditional color of the eggs of eggs is red.
Now there is a lot of dyes for eggs
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Easter
This cottage cheese dish with the addition of raisins, nuts and zucats, has the shape of a truncated pyramid. This is a symbol of Golgotha Mountain, where Christ was crucified.
Easter symbolizes Calvary
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Salt
Salt symbolizes wealth, the connection of God with people and the meaning of life.
Consecrate salt
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Meat
Since Christ is compared with the sacrificial lamb, who gave life to rescue people, so the meat is also a mandatory product in the Easter basket. The only condition, it should be without blood, such as homemade sausage. In addition, Sunday is the first day when the meat is allowed after the post.
Sometimes the cake is made in the form of a lamb
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In addition to the required, in the basket, you can add products at your own desire: milk, cheese, oil, vegetables and fruits. Chocolate eggs and sweets with Easter symbolism cause special delight in children.