Greek Christmas breads and New Year pies have often impressive decorations such as serpentine figures made of dough. The serpent is a survival of the doctrine for the oikouros ofis*, the ancient home-protecting serpent, which believed to be an incarnation…
HAPPY NEW YEAR BREAD
Vasilopita (St. Vasilio’s pie) is a powerful new year’s symbol of fertility and good luck for the rest of the year.If nowadays in many occasions, we have transformed it into a big, sweet cake there are still Greek women who make…