Today is Christmas for the Orthodox Christians!
My best wishes to all celebrating it!! May this year be a blessed one for all!
As the tradition has it, on this day a bread with a coin inserted inside is made. It is believed that the member of the family who gets is going to have an exceptional - a blessed - year.
Two days ago I bought myself this Christmas bread seal. When I saw it, I knew I had to have it. My grandmother had a seal similar to this. It was an exciting sight watching her take out her Christmas bread bearing the magical seal which had a spell like quality over us - the children. We felt mesmerized - as if God himself has imprinted a special message just for us. I distinctly remember hers having a more intricate wording (in Old Church Slavonic). I am no cryptographer but I guess the letters on mine should say something in the sense that "Christ was born". My grandmother's seal is still in the family. My aunt inherited it so I am itching to compare the two.
Христос се роди!
6 comments:
Oh such a beautiful bread seal! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful tradition with your readers.
Merry Christmas to you and best wishes and happiness for 2013!
Hristos se rodi!Srecan Bozic!
I had no idea about that tradition! thank you for sharing!
I am very fond of rituals and traditions and this certainly is a fine one Maya, such a special seal this is, to be cherished for sure!
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Hi, Maya
I love this post. It's always so sweet to remember those special family times when you where a child. I love to pass those tradition on to my children as well. We celebrate the Three Kings Day on 1/6. This is when my mom celebrated Christmas. It's a sweet memory.
Hugs,
Vanessa
That is lovely! I've never seen anything like it before. Very interesting! Best wishes, Tammy
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