Koliva
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Koliva, also spelled, depending on the language, kollyva, kollyba, kolyvo, or colivă, is a dish based on boiled wheat that is used liturgically in the Eastern Orthodox Church for commemorations of the
Koliva from wheat seeds with raisins
A bowl of koliva, with lit candle, as part of a Serbian family feast (slava) in honor of their Patron Saint.
Romanian colivă used in a religious ceremony in a Christian Orthodox church
Postcard, undated (ca.1916), showing an Orthodox service with the blessing of koliva.
Cuccìa
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Cuccìa is a primarily Sicilian dish containing boiled wheatberries and sugar, which is eaten on December 13, the feast day of Saint Lucy, the patron saint of Syracuse. The dish is consumed in Sicily a
Cuccìa di Castelmezzano, province of Potenza, Basilicata