Krasnodar, 18 January – Yug Times. In the past, families used to gather around the dinner table on January 6 for the meatless 12-course holy supper (by the number of Christ’s disciples). This custom was brought to the Kuban area by the resettling Zaporozhian Cossacks, but it has hardly survived until nowadays. However, there are two dishes that have remained a must for the Christmas Eve dinner: kutia (porridge of boiled wheat or rice with poppy seeds, walnuts and honey) and uzvar (stewed dried fruit, especially pears). The second feast of the Christmas cycle is St. Basil’s day, aka ‘the Old New Year’. On its eve, the villagers would give generously to the carolling boys, who wish the people prosperity. This evening is called ‘Malanka’, because of the celebration of the Roman St. Melania, the patron saint of that evening.
Epiphany is the last feast of the Christmas cycle. On its eve, the Kuban villagers were also fasting, like on the Christmas Eve, and they gathered at table only after the first star had appeared in the sky to eat meatless dishes, kutia including.
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