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The melomakarono (Greek: μελομακάρονο plural: μελομακάρονα, melomakarona) is an egg-shaped Greek dessert made mainly from flour, olive oil, and honey. [1] Along with the kourabies, it is a traditional dessert prepared primarily during the Christmas holiday season. They are also known as finikia. [2] [3]
According to the state-run Greek News Agenda, the Christmas tree wasn’t brought to Greece until 1833, so before then, Greeks would decorate a karavaki, or small boat, in a nod to the country’s ...
Greek version of nougat; found everywhere in Greece, but specially made on the Heptanese. Melomakarona (μελομακάρονα) "Honey macaroons" which are cookies soaked in a syrup of diluted honey (μέλι or meli in Greek, thus melo-makarona), then sprinkled with crushed walnuts. Typically baked for Easter and Christmas.
Vasilopita (Greek: Βασιλόπιτα, Vasilópita, lit.'(St.) Basil-pie' or 'Vassilis pie', see below) is a New Year's Day bread, cake or pie in Greece and many other areas in eastern Europe and the Balkans which contains a hidden coin or trinket which gives good luck to the receiver, like the Western European King Cake.
Greece is primarily a Greek Orthodox nation, and in addition to attending midnight church services on Christmas, families might also keep their fires burning or sprinkle holy water from a basil ...
Observance of Christmas in various locations around the world. The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. The day of Christmas, and in some cases the day before and the day after, are recognized by many national governments and cultures worldwide, including in areas where Christianity is a minority religion which are usually found in Africa and Asia.
Tsoureki (Greek: τσουρέκι) also known as šurēk (Hijazi Arabic: شُريك), cöreg, čʿorek, katʿnahuncʿ (Armenian: չէօրէկ, չորեկ, կաթնահունց), çörək (Azerbaijani), çyrek (), kozunak (Bulgarian: козунак), cozonac or paskalya çöreği is a sweet holiday bread made with flour, milk, butter, eggs, and sugar and commonly seasoned with orange zest ...
Yaprákia, [128] [129] Christmas food in the region of Kozani, meat and rice in pickled cabbage-leaf (a variation of sarma) Various dishes with buffalo meat Various fish plates, especially pestrofa and grivadi (kyprinos) , fished in the lakes of the region.