Kolyva, East and West

[ciero]

cuccia? i’ve heard that something called cuccia like koliva is made on St. Lucy’s day. anyone?

Exactly like Kolyva, boiled wheat sweetened (usually with honey), nuts and dried fruit added. Sometimes with spices and/or rosewater added. Delicious!! I think I’ll go make a batch…its a great lenten dessert

 

[aspirant]

You’re not alone. I’m thinking I might make some koliva myself…

 

[Diak]

Wow. That’s really interesting. It’s never done in our Ukrainian Catholic Churches in Canada. I wonder if all Ukrainian Churches in the U.S.A. do this, or just some. Interesting.

Kutya is for Parastas/Panakhyda in the UGCC; I use it fairly regularly. It is mentioned in the Rome Trebnik, the Trebnik of Patriarch Josyp, and the newer Studite Trebnik which is essentially an updating and expansion of Patriarch Josyp’s. It is mentioned in the Mohylian Kyivan books.

There is another Western Ukrainian tradition that I have seen in Canada and Ukraine that small loaves of bread are used instead; this is the usage at St. Elias and Brampton and other places:http://www.saintelias.com/foto/big/panxbreadelevatn_cem.jpg

I’ve never seen nor heard of rice being used; wheat has a significant cultural meaning for Ukrainians in addition to its traditional usage for St. Theodore Tyro, etc.

 

[ciero]

Kutya is for Parastas/Panakhyda in the UGCC; I use it fairly regularly. It is mentioned in the Rome Trebnik, the Trebnik of Patriarch Josyp, and the newer Studite Trebnik which is essentially an updating and expansion of Patriarch Josyp’s. It is mentioned in the Mohylian Kyivan books.

There is another Western Ukrainian tradition that I have seen in Canada and Ukraine that small loaves of bread are used instead; this is the usage at St. Elias and Brampton and other places:http://www.saintelias.com/foto/big/panxbreadelevatn_cem.jpg

I’ve never seen nor heard of rice being used; wheat has a significant cultural meaning for Ukrainians in addition to its traditional usage for St. Theodore Tyro, etc.

I think the rice might be a Polish influence, those who I’ve seen use it were from the Polish border area. I’m told but have no first hand experience that the Poles bless something very similar to Koliva, made with rice in honor of the dead. Who knows:shrug: