User:Europeanbreasmuseo/Varnava's Christmas pie

In Varnavas and the surrounding villages of North Attica, the ingredients of the Christmas cake were the same as those of the bread. The materials were simple but the design was elaborate. At the top of the cake, a cross was formed with the same dough and a nut was placed in the centre. Radially towards the centre, they made the hand of the Holy Mary, the house with the trees and fruits, the domestic animals and the occupation of the landlord. If the landlord was a farmer, they represented the farmer with the plough and the animal he was pulling, if he was a shepherd they made the shepherd with the cape, the glue and the sheep, if he was a sailor they made a ship. While making the New Year's cake, they wished "... the hand of the Virgin Mary to bless all this for the coming year".