The most important part of the Christmas season for Lithuanians is the Christmas Eve supper, called Kūčios. The supper starts when the first light of the first star is seen in the sky, because it is believed to be the Star of Bethlehem. Prior to eating, two rituals are preformed. The first is breaking communion wafers.
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Day 19: Communion Wafers & Apples
Posted in Holidays, tagged 25 days of christmas, apples, dievo pyragi, lithuania, paplotelis, plokstainels, plotkeles on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »


