Easter (Pascha/Vaskrs) Menu

 
07-Apr-2009 by shantihhh

Western Christians celebrate Easter on April 12 2009.

Orthodox celebrate  Pascha/Vaskrs April 19 2009.

Christos Voskrese! Vaistinu Voskrese!

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Tradition holds that after the Orthodox Pascha service each person is given a red egg.  The eggs are dyed red a couple of days prior and set out to dry  during the Friday evening service.  If you want to read of the custom of exchanging eggs:

hamatoura.com/GreetingCard/Pascha/Pascha-Eng.html 

Our Easter (Pascha/Vaskrs) Sunday Menu

Tradional Easter menus include ham and or lamb.

Often traditional holiday dishes get dressed up for a delicious contemporary dinner. 

Crab Cakes

Crab cake & salad (2) by you.

or dolmathes are favourites of our family as a starter. 

Grilled Asparagus makes a nice side.

Smoked or grilled or baked leg of lamb or spit roasted whole lamb-this year we are doing leg of lamb shish-kebabs

Garland of Spring Vegetables

Rice-vermecilli pilaff 

Dessert often includes fresh early strawberries

Some Orthodox Christians discourage the use of the word Easter, believing that the term has roots in pagan rites of the spring equinox and overtones of fertility. Most English speakers are unaware of the etymological origins of Easter, however, and use it without any sense of pagan connotations, and so Easter is also used by many Orthodox English speakers.

Cheese paskha (сирна пасха) - the pyramidal white thing decorated with XB - and kulich (кулич)/ babka (dry cake-bread) are traditional to  Russian Easter foods pl;us the ham, eggs, sausages, etc.

Comments

foodwithme says :

Happy Easter!! Lovely blog.You have a great spread laid out. The strawberry dessert in particular looks so very tempting. Would love to have the recipe of this mouthwatering dessert (have a strong sweet tooth:)
Posted on: 7 April 2009 - 10:48pm

Gadget Lady says :

Yum! that was a juicy listin of Easter delicacies.. Btw, whats the connection between the Egg and Easter - nythin to do wit the resurrection of Christ?
Posted on: 8 April 2009 - 1:28am

shantihhh says :

Gadget Lady The egg is seen as symbolic of the grave and life renewed or resurrected by breaking out of it. The red symbolizes the blood of Christ redeeming the world and human redemption through the blood shed in the sacrifice of the crucifixion. The egg itself is a symbol of resurrection: while being dormant it contains a new life sealed within it. I will write a blog on the symbolism and hopefully this will not offend non-Christians, but Easter is a regious holiday first of all. Shanti/Mary-Anne
Posted on: 8 April 2009 - 1:38pm

foodpsychologist says :

All these well-dressed Easter food are really irresistible.
Posted on: 8 April 2009 - 2:25am

ifoodiee says :

Seems to me that you are going to have quiet the treat on Easter.Sumptuous feast! I am still on lent and so I am trying my level best to not look at the leg of lamb sheesh kababs.
Posted on: 8 April 2009 - 12:23pm

lunalovefood says :

Hey thanks for the info shantihh.. looking forward to your blog.. :)
Posted on: 10 April 2009 - 5:50am

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