Leggenda
Christmas Eve (December 24) was one of the leading holidays in ancient Lithuania. During Christmas Eve ancient Lithuanians parted with the old year and during Christmas they celebrated the new year.
Now Christmas Eve is identified with Christian holiday of patal eve of baby Jesus...
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Ingredienti
kuciukai
0.5 kg of wheat flour,
1 glass of water,
50g of vegetable oil,
20-30g of yeast,
100g of sugar,
Some salt.
Poppy milk
1 glass of poppy seeds
2 litres of water
Some sugar
Preparazione
Kuciukai
Sift 2/3 of flour into a bowl. Make a dimple in the middle. Grind yeast with a little of sugar. Pour the yeast and slightly warmed water into the dimple. Mix everything thoroughly and put in a warm place to rise. When the dough rises, pour oil, salt, the rest of sugar, flour and mix again. Put again in a warm place to rise. When the dough rises again, make 1 cm thick roller and cut it into 1 cm thick pieces. Sprinkle them with flour, put them into a baking tin, sprinkled with flour, and cook...
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storia
Christmas Eve is a family holiday. Family members even from far way gather to it. This is a sacred family round which strengthens warm family ties. If a family member has died this year or can't be present at the supper, a spare place for him is left at the table. A small candle is lit on the plate of a dead family member. It is believed, that the soul of a dead family member takes part in the Christmas...>>