Christmas Eve in Moravia
Christmas Eve in the Moravian Kopanice
In Starý Hrozenkov a loaf lay on each corner of the table, wheat was strewn in the middle and a round koláč with a hole in it set on top; then the housewife “whipped” everyone with the tablecloth so they would be precious. After supper one woman climbed into the loft and poured barley down the chimney; the woman below caught it in her apron and asked what she was pouring — “Vajcá!” (Eggs!) — and the barley went to the hens so they would lay.
The first koláč out of the oven was carried to the cattle on a sieve with garlic, onion and parsley.
Try it at home
Set a loaf on each corner of the table — the Kopanice table, ready for a good year.
Part of Slovácko (Moravian Slovakia).
More Christmas Eves nearby
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- Christmas Eve in Wallachia (Valašsko)
- Christmas Eve in Moravian Slovakia (Slovácko)
- Christmas Eve in Horňácko
- Christmas Eve in Podluží
- Christmas Eve in the Luhačovice Zálesí
- Christmas Eve in Moravian Záhoří
- Christmas Eve in the Highlands (Horácko)
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