December 17, 2010
Kolach, 2008
Filed under: The Black Arts
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The kolach is lit for Sviata Vechera (Holy Supper) acting like an invitational beacon for our ancestors, relatives and deceased friends to join us in holiday festivities (and food). (<- THE FOOD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT, NATURALLY).
In 2008 I embellished the kolach (the braided bread centerpiece*) with evergreen from outside, holly (cut from the disturbed children's home and orphanage), chocolate truffles, apples, pears, limes, and lemons. Throughout the Yuletide season I burn candles in the bread, and at the beginning of the New Year we take the candy, fruit, and bread to the graveyard to leave as offerings.
* Typically the kolach is made of three circular, braided loaves of bread stacked on top of one another. Because I'm difficult and HARD TO LIVE WITH I left mine straight and represented the holy trinity by three candles.
