The most magical holiday is approaching – New Year, when even adults begin to believe in miracles. In every country there are their New Year signs and traditions, often they are associated with food. what need to do with cinnamon to meet your love, where the tradition came to eat grapes to the chiming clock and what parts roasted rooster worth eating, read the selection .
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Cinnamon stick
In the East, as you know, spices are very fond of. People are not easy they are eaten, but also endowed with magical properties. Oriental sign, in connection with the New Year holidays: to those who want to meet your love, in the New Year you need to keep a wand cinnamon, and then carry it with you. This spicy spice is capable of attract romantic relationships and facilitate entry into marriage.
Peach drinks
In China, as you know, the New Year does not coincide with the calendar ours. The Chinese do not have a fixed date, this holiday is calculated according to the lunar calendar. Traditional drinks on a Chinese table in New Year’s Eve time must contain peach – usually it is peach juice or broth.
Since ancient times in China, peach is considered a symbol of youth, love, longevity and immortality. In Taoist religion, it is from the fruits Peach made the elixir of life.
One bean pie
In France, the feast of the Epiphany is commemorated on January 6 in memory of gifts of the magicians – on this day the locals have a special culinary tradition. The French bake “Kings Cake”: it’s sweet puff cake with various fillings, the main secret of which is that one bean is kneaded in the dough. It is believed that the lucky one who gets the bean piece will be fulfilled cherished wishes in the New Year.
This cake is an old French tradition that was observed at courtyard: the court lady, who got a piece with a bean, for one the day was proclaimed queen of France and could ask the king that whatever. Louis XIV later abolished during his reign this custom, but, having somewhat transformed, the tradition is alive until so far.
12 grapes
The tradition of eating 12 grapes to the chime of a chime comes from Of Spain. This superstition is pure marketing from the very beginning of the twentieth. centuries when an unprecedented amount of grapes and the merchants simply did not know what to do with it. Enterprising winemakers arrived in Madrid and convinced the locals that on New Year’s Eve each needs to make 12 wishes and eat each of them grape to make it come true. Now the Spaniards continue this tradition with a new touch – 12 grapes eaten symbolize financial profit.
Pinata
Interesting Mexican New Year tradition – breaking piñatas. Pinata is a large clay pot in the shape of star or animal filled with various sweets and nuts. Pinyata is fastened with a rope to the ceiling, then, in turn, each the participant in the action blindfolded tries to break it with a stick. The one who was able to do this will be happy in the New Year. All the rest of the company celebrates picking up the scattered goodies and eats – it symbolizes prosperity and well-being. According to one of versions of Pinata was brought into Mexico by conquistadors.
Pogacha
Pohacha is another traditional cake eaten on New Year’s but this time in Bulgaria. Pohacha is a little bread, round in form, it can be either potato, cabbage or curd, and sweet. The secret ingredient of New Year’s pogache – ancient family silver coin, which is kneaded in the dough. During serving pie to the table everyone carefully examines it: the more bubbles on the surface of the pogach, the more happiness awaits the family in New year. The one who gets a piece with a coin will become rare lucky.
Fried rooster
In the Republic of Ghana, locals roast a rooster and its for New Year serving is a whole separate ritual. The owner of the house always gets a head that symbolizes his status. To daughters rather fluttered out of the parent nest and got married, they should eat wings. Sons must eat the legs of a rooster so that they were able to stand up on their own. New Year in this republic West Africa is met on January 1.
Challah and Honey Apples
The Jewish New Year, like the eastern one, does not coincide with ours. Autumn holiday, calculated according to the solar-lunar calendar and symbolizes the day of the creation of Adam.
On this day, almost every dish on the table is something symbolizes. Hala is a traditional Jewish round bun with raisins, it’s sweet, so that the year is healthy. Certainly in this holiday on the table should be chopped apples. Everyone should dip an apple slice in honey and eat, so that the coming year turned out to be sweet and happy.
Honey and Champagne
As for our traditions, they have changed a lot. AT antiquities Slavs in the new year smeared their lips with honey and kissed – it was a ritual to make the year happy. Now accepted in Russia before the chimes, open champagne and drink with the onset New Year. One of the relatively recent traditions is to write on paper cherished desire, set fire, ashes fall asleep in a glass champagne and drink.
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- new year table
- New Year
- traditional new year dishes
