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On Christmas Eve, for instance, tradition requires vegetarian stuffed peppers and cabbage leaves sarmi. New Year's Eve usually involves cabbage dishes, Nikulden (Day of St. Nicholas, December 6) involves fish (usually carp), while Gergyovden (Day of St. George, May 6) is typically celebrated with roast lamb.
A New Year's Eve dinner is indistinguishable from the traditional Bulgarian Christmas dinner of pork, raqiya (grape brandy and red wine), pogacha, a compote of dried fruits, and banitza. Pogacha, a round bread, is served hot from the oven by the eldest family member to the rest of the family in order of age.
Banitsa is considered a symbol of Bulgarian cuisine and traditions. Traditionally, Bulgarians prepare and serve banitsa on two holidays –Christmas and New Year's Eve. [4] On these days, people add kusmeti ("lucky charms") into the banitsa. These are usually small pieces of dogwood branch, which symbolize health and longevity.
Cranberry Margaritas. Give this tequila-based drink a holiday makeover by using sweet-tart cranberry juice for flavor and color. A lime wedge and a dusting of snowy white sparkling sugar or salt ...
This Christmas Eve dinner is just right for hostesses who want to save their energy for the 25th. Get the recipe. 18. One-Pan Roasted Salmon with Potatoes and Romaine (40 minutes)
1. Jammy Upside-Down Onion Tart (50 minutes) Pair this easy-yet-elegant tart with a big green salad and you’ll have a vegetarian dinner worthy of any celebration.
In the Bulgarian, Croatian, and Serbian languages, the name for Christmas Eve is derived from the term badnjak or budnik as well as the Bulgarian name for Christmas Eve (bg:Бъдни вечер). The tree from which the log is cut, preferably a young and straight oak, is ceremonially felled early on the morning of Christmas Eve. The felling ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 November 2024. Evening or entire day before Christmas Day For other uses, see Christmas Eve (disambiguation). "Christmas night" redirects here. For the album, see Christmas Night. Christmas Eve Christmas Eve, an 1878 painting by J. Hoover & Son Also called Vigil of the Nativity Christmas Evening ...