Russian Christmas tradition
Among some Russian people it is the custom to fast for six weeks before Christmas and break the fast with a dish called “Kutya,” when the first star appears on Christmas Eve. The dish is traditional in many Eastern European countries but ingredients vary from region to region. In the southern Soviet Union, for example, it is made with boiled rice and raisins, honey and walnuts; in central Russia with cooked whole wheat, honey, poppyseed, sultanas and walnuts. In some areas the porridge is said to signify the
straw in the Bethlehem stable; the fruit, the body; and the honey, the blood of the infant Jesus.
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Press, 22 December 1987, Page 14
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