Eve of Epiphany on January 18 called the people of Hungry kutey or second Svyatvecherom. That is prepared by 18 January and Ukrainian customs and traditions.
Eve of Epiphany, Epiphany Eve, Babi evening, Hungry kutya, holy-night - this is an incomplete list of names the evening before the big Christian holiday of Epiphany, which Orthodox Christians celebrate 19 of January. Eve of Epiphany has its traditions and ceremonies. This holiday is very special, it has long been attached special importance this evening by people endowed with magical properties, say the heavens open this magical night, all human desires are heard and implemented, and even the animals take on human speech and communicate in the night with the Lord.
That according to the old Ukrainian tradition taken to prepare for the Second Svyatvecher?
All day January 18 adhere to strict fasting - do not eat anything until evening. The whole family sits down to a family dinner only with the appearance of the first star. Served for dinner simple meatless meals.
Traditionally, the second Svyatvecher served the same dishes as the Eve of Christmas, January 6, only in a more modest amount. If on Christmas Eve on the table should be 12 compulsory courses, in Epiphany, there should be less, but the number of meals must be odd.
Begin dinner with holy water. Then kutyu eating, drinking uzvar.
On the second Svyatvecher prepare "Hungry kutyu" - wheat with nuts, honey, without adding butter or cream. How to cook hungry kutyu you can learn here.
On the table, January 18 serving meatless meals: dumplings with cabbage, vegetable soup, grilled fish, buckwheat pancakes, vegetables, and kutyu uzvar.
In many regions of Ukraine baked special ceremonial hleb (Or three loaves of bread). With this bread (loaves), owner of the house, and the younger son went around the house and all the buildings and sprinkled them with holy water. According to folk beliefs, so he chased from the farm troubles and misfortunes.
Treats January 19
On January 19, a vegetable dish and added other, more nutritious food, trying to cover the rich table, cooked cabbage rolls, sausage, grilled meat, fish, baked pies and cakes, cookies and cakes. Every housewife tried to table bursting with treats that the whole year was a rich and generous.
On January 20 began the winter carnivore, which lasts up to Shrovetide.
See also: Epiphany 2019: what can and can not do January 19
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