Easter completes a Great post. Bake cakes, paint eggs

There are festivals of light, good, family. A lot of them. But especially those that connect us with the Highest, to God. One of these is Easter, which is considered in the Orthodox religion is the most important, because it completes a multi-day Lent.

No wonder her know even those who have no relationship to Orthodoxy. And all because the country has spread traditions, customs, and most importantly the recipes. And, despite the fact that there are certain rules which must furnace, for example, cakes, each family contributes a recipe for something. Any hostess experimenting, so it isn't easy to find one recipe or another Easter dishes. Most importantly, the holiday is also celebrated in different ways.

The most important attribute of Easter - eggs. Paint them in the evening on Easter Saturday. There are many ways of painting, but it is possible to allocate two - environmentally safe and dyes. If you do decide to show their artistic abilities, before painting eggs is desirable to use soapy water or alcohol to paint went smoother. And then you can experiment with patterns to your heart's content. For those who have not resulted in a draw, now sold a huge number of special stickers to use which will not be difficult. If you are interested in ecology, it is a wonderful way of painting eggs in the broth of onion peel. They should be lower in real solution for 6-10 minutes, after which they become reddish-brown.
To make the day was filled with more bright colors to start is to Supplement the traffic light: yellow can be obtained from the decoction of birch leaf, green eggs will become, if they are boiled in water with the addition of spinach or in solution nettle. Also paints and carrots. To achieve a bright red color with a solution of beet. Other colors depend on the imagination: blue, for example - it's red cabbage leaves, beige or brown coffee. There are many creative ways. Those who are tired of plain colors, you can make yourself eggs "dotted". Cook them in the bag with rice. Soaked eggs, roll them in rice, wrapped in gauze tightly that the rice is tightly stuck to the eggs, and cook. Surprising but the fact is that someone cooks eggs in a silk cloth and boiled in water, or even in your own jeans! Bold, however, people! But I would advise for this purpose to take someone else's clothes, but not his.
Recipes recipes, but it is worth saying that the Easter egg is a very important attribute! In the morning, to wash in water first to omit the egg. They say it keeps you young. In some families fun to watch as organize competitions who have a very good egg and longer will not break up. Interesting historical custom in Russia and Serbia eggs christocrats", breaking on the order opposite ends.
The holiday begins on the night of Holy Saturday. In the great Saturday after Easter worship in temples consecrated cakes, cheese Easter eggs, and all that is prepared for the holiday table.

Easter is sanctified artos - leavened bread special consecration, it is usually given to the believers in storage during the year. Easter eggs give each other as a symbol of the miraculous birth - the Resurrection of Christ. According to Legend, when Mary Magdalene brought as a gift to the Emperor Tiberius, the egg as a symbol of the resurrection of Christ, the Emperor, said that as the egg white becomes red, and the dead rise not. The egg at the same moment became red. Although the eggs are painted in different colors, it is traditional red as the color of life and victory.
As for the food, on the table main dishes - cakes and Easter.
Since ancient times, usually at Easter by the time return of the family from the Church was already covered with a rich buffet. The main condition - the first day restriction on modest and fast food, and a table cover with all sorts of hearty dishes - pork, ham, jelly, ham, various cheeses, dairy products. In General, the Easter buffet has no restrictions, but the fish on it usually is not present. By the way, also there is usually no hot dishes. Significant, by the way, the argument is that the mistress did not set the table, and had fun with the guests!
The main advantage of the holiday, you can experiment on simple dishes. For example, it is very easy to prepare meat in cabbage brine. Meat (ham) stuffed with medicines garlic cloves and black pepper, then pour the cabbage brine, cover and put into a small bends. Need to keep meat in the refrigerator for two days, turning occasionally. Then remove, cover with a cloth and fry on all sides. Then bring to perfection in the oven, pouring the brine. And the dish is ready! The main thing is to keep it up to holiday in the fridge!
And in Easter delicious food will help to maintain a good mood throughout the day for all family members.

So:
- Christ is risen!

Author: Lily