What is Vasilopit?
vasilopita , Greek for sweet bread basil or bread of st. Basije is a sweet bread or a cake with a roast coated inside, which is traditionally consumed on the New Year in Greece, the Balkans and other areas of Eastern Europe. The regional and family tradition dictates the type of dough used to produce bread, which is cut in a ritual that was to bring good luck and blessing in the New Year. In some regions it is a loaf of bread, while in others it is a spicy cake. The tradition of the king of the cake associated with preliminary celebrations or revelation is similar. Flour, baking soda and milk are also required. Orange and lemon peel, as well as crushed acidic cherry pits, blanket almonds and sesame seeds give bread a sweet and fruit taste. Any coin can be used and is generally packed in gold or silver foil.
The type of dough or dough used to make sweet bread changes regionally, alleys often tsoureki or sweet bread consisting of harmonized springs. The sweetness of the dough symbolIt lists the joy of eternal life. Baker wrapped the coin in foil, makes a sign of the cross over the dough and puts the price in the clumsy vasilopita without a look. The bread is then baked and cooled before cutting.
Sweet bread is traditionally cut to the New Year's highest member and distributed to all present. Parts of bread can be cut and reserved for Jesus Christ, St. Basil or Greek Orthodox Church. A person who finds a coin in his work is considered to be blessed for the coming year.
In Greece, the tradition of Vasilopita is associated with Saint Basil and 1 January is the Day of Holy Basil. According to legend, a heavy tax on the inhabitants of Caesare was collected in the fourth century. St. Basil confronted Emperor, who canceled the tax.
Although the tax was canceled, St. Basil had to decide how to return all the coins and jewelry that were paid. Asked to beAll income baked into one giant Pita, which he cut and distributed to people. Miraculously, each person has received their valuables back in a piece of vasilopita received. The tradition of sweet bread is observed in the memory of St. Basil.
Like Vasilopita , the tradition of the king of the cake celebrated during the Christmas season in parts of Western Europe and Latin America. In America, the king of the cake was eaten during the pre -war celebration of Mardi Gras in Louisiana and New Orleans. King cake is baked with a small quarry inside, usually a plastic child and a person who finds him in his work