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A place is always set on Sviata Vechera (Holy Supper) for our ancestors, loved ones, and friends who can't be - or aren't - with us. Shown in this picture: apple cider (the alcoholic kind), water, homemade egg nog (YOU JUST CAN'T BUY IT HERE IN SCOTLAND!), a piece of kolach (ancestor bread), and a piece of whole wheat ciabatta (I didn't actually bake this). Sitting on the plate is a veritable Ukrainian feast of kutia (a whole wheat "cereal" sweetened with honey and served with poppy see...
Sviata Vechera ("Holy Supper") is a ritualized dinner that Ukrainians observe on Christmas Eve. (More often than not it's the Eve that's the bigger deal in a lot of European cultures.) Traditionally nothing's eaten during the day as you get on with your chores (special attention goes into cleaning the house and taking care of any domesticated animals), but the fast breaks (and work stops) when the first star (symbolizing the star of Bethlehem) appears in the night sky, signaling the start of ...
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