What should be on the table during Easter? What dishes to put on the Easter table: creating a holiday menu. Video: Decorating Easter dishes

Traditionally, a particularly rich festive table is set for Easter. Previously, there should have been 48 dishes on it - according to the number of days of the last fast. Now it is believed that there may be fewer of them, the main thing is diversity.

From Easter cakes to liqueurs

Holiday symbols. There must be Easter cottage cheese on the table, as well as painted eggs or Easter eggs.

Meat. There are no restrictions here: you can cook or buy several dishes from pork, beef, chicken, homemade sausage, boiled pork and lard.

Salads. Among the abundance of “heavy” dishes, they are a must. All the greens available at this time of year are suitable for their preparation: cabbage, sorrel, wild garlic, green onions.

Snacks. Place on the table a variety of snacks from vegetables and pickles, herring, fried and jellied fish, jellied meat, roast with mushrooms.

Beverages. It’s also better to cook them yourself - uzvar, jelly, compote. As for alcohol, it is better to limit yourself to a glass or a couple of glasses of homemade liqueur (tincture). It’s better not to indulge in high-proof drinks on this Holy Day.

What is in the oven, swords on the table. Photo: http://hochu.ua

In Western Ukraine, it is customary to place a figurine of a lamb made from dough or cut out of butter on the Easter table.

Both clergy and doctors agree that you should not overeat on the bright holiday of Sunday.

Thursday salt

In ancient times, on the night of Maundy Thursday or in the morning of this day, the so-called Thursday, or Black salt, was prepared. To do this, they took coarse rock salt, mixed it with kvass grounds, cabbage leaves and herbs, and put it in the oven. There it turned into ash, which was used to flavor hard-boiled eggs, bread with lean or butter, green salads, etc., and was also used instead of activated carbon to treat skin and other diseases. But before that, it was consecrated along with Easter cakes and (but even in its “unconsecrated” form it is very useful).

It was believed that such salt has magical powers and does not lose its healing properties throughout the year. In addition, black salt is very tasty, and it contains a number of minerals (potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iodine, chromium). And to satisfy the need for salt, you need much less of it than usual.

Bread based

Mix soaked rye or Borodino bread with coarse rock salt (5 kg of bread per 1 kg of salt), place in an oven or oven heated to 250°C, and cook until the bread turns black. Along with the bread, you can add some herbs (oregano, mint) to the salt. Grind the cooled mixture with your hands and sift through a sieve. Pour the salt remaining in the sieve into jars, consecrate it during the holiday service along with Easter cakes and eggs, and use it instead of regular salt.

Advice. After you put the salt in the oven, it is recommended to read the Lord's Prayer three times.

You cannot cook Thursday salt in the microwave.

If you have been fasting for a long time, you need to understand that during this time some metabolic processes in the body have “rearranged” to the food that you ate and have become unaccustomed to the food that was not in your diet. Therefore, the most important rule now is not to overeat.

In addition, you should adhere to the following recommendations.

Avoid very fatty, fried, smoked and spicy foods.

Gradually introduce animal protein (meat, poultry, eggs, dairy) into your diet. On the first day, it is better to eat no more than 150-200 g of these products, and it is best to start with fermented milk.

You shouldn't eat too many eggs - 1-2 pieces will be enough. It is important to remember that there are eggs in Easter cakes.

Alcohol is allowed on Easter, but if you have no sense of moderation, it is better to avoid its consumption. It's okay to drink a little wine.

Drink plenty between meals - this will help the body work more correctly and faster.

It is better that in the first days after fasting, lean foods prevail.

Eat more fish, vegetables, fruits, whole grains.

Do not rush to take medications that promise to relieve stomach discomfort during a heavy meal. Instead, it is better to remember that “everything is good in moderation.”

Hello. The great holiday is getting closer and closer. It's time to think about what to cook for the Easter table quickly and tasty.

Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is Easter cakes, Easter and colored eggs. After all, these are the first dishes that people begin to eat on this day, exchange and treat each other.

But, in addition to these traditional dishes, you need to think about what else you can prepare for the festive table. These are various salads, snacks and desserts.

I’ve already thought about this and put together a menu that I’ll share with you today. If you don’t know yet or are looking for options, you can simply use my recipes. All of them are good and worthy to be on your holiday table on this Bright Day.

Of course, the holiday menu always begins with salads. It is best to make them light so as not to stress your stomach too much after fasting.

You can decorate them beautifully thematically for various Easter attributes. In the recipes below I will show how they can be decorated.

Salad in the shape of an egg

For example, you can make one like this, easy and quick to prepare.

Ingredients:

• Boiled potatoes - 3-4 pcs.
• Boiled eggs - 5 pcs.
• Canned corn - 1 can
• Chicken breast (you can take fillet) - 1 pc.
• Boiled carrots - 2 pcs.
• Mayonnaise
• Greenery

Cooking method:

Boil and peel potatoes, carrots, eggs in advance. Boil the chicken breast until tender, about 40 minutes.

1. Grate the boiled vegetables (I prefer fine, but it doesn’t matter as you wish). In boiled eggs, separate the yolks from the whites and grate them separately.

2. First separate the boiled chicken breast from the bone (if you have fillet, then it is a priori already boneless) and cut into small cubes.

3. We begin to lay out the salad. The first layer consists of potatoes, place them in the shape of an egg and lightly compact them with your hands. Spread a little mayonnaise, as in the picture.

4. Now lay out the next layer - chopped chicken breast. And you also need to coat it with a little mayonnaise.

5. Place a layer of corn on top, but not all of it - leave some for decoration. Place a layer of carrots on top of this. As before, smooth it all out with your hands into an egg shape. And again coat with mayonnaise. Now you need to sprinkle grated yolk on top. And finally, lay out the last layer of whites.

6. Press it firmly into an oval shape again and decorate with corn and herbs of your choice. Be sure to refrigerate for two hours, and then it will be ready to eat and can be served on the holiday table. Our salad looks cute, is prepared quickly and easily, and tastes divine.

As if "Kulich"

We will prepare this salad in the form of an Easter cake. It is mixed during the cooking process, so it is not necessary to follow the sequence.

Ingredients:

• Canned fish - 1 can
• Boiled egg - 1 pc.
• Tomato - 1 pc.
• Bell pepper - 1 pc.
• Boiled potatoes - 1 pc.
• Breadcrumbs
• Olives

Cooking method:

1. Mash canned fish in a cooking dish (you can choose them according to your discretion and taste). Then grate eggs and potatoes there on a fine grater.

2. Cut the tomato into pieces and place it in a common dish with the rest of the ingredients. Season with salt and mayonnaise.

3. Mix everything well with a spoon. Then take the holiday dish that you will put on the table and place the salad there in the form of a cylinder, like an Easter cake.

If you have a culinary circle, then shaping will be even more convenient for you.

4. Sprinkle it with breadcrumbs. And generously grease the top with mayonnaise, like a cap. Garnish with bell peppers in an X shape and olives around the edges. Your salad will look so that the guests will not immediately guess what is actually standing in front of them)).

Preparing the “Easter Wreath”

This salad is layered. It tastes simply amazing.

Ingredients:

• Boiled potatoes - 2 pcs.
• Boiled eggs - 5 pcs.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Champignons - 300 gr.
• Boiled pork - 300 gr.
• Grated cheese - 200 gr.
• Mayonnaise, vegetable oil.

For decoration:

• Quail eggs
• Parsley

First you need to prepare all the ingredients for the salad:

1. Boil meat, potatoes and eggs in advance, cool and peel. Then chop the champignons, grate the boiled potatoes, eggs and raw carrots.

2. Grate the cheese, cut the boiled meat into small pieces, fry the champignons and carrots in a frying pan.

Well, the products are prepared, you can start layering them in the salad bowl:

Adjust each layer with a spatula, spoon or hands so that everything is laid evenly.

• Place a glass in the center of the dish and place potatoes around it, compact and level.
• Then add the fried champignons.
• Next, add the fried carrots.
• The next layer is boiled and chopped meat.

• Now let's grease it with mayonnaise. Help yourself with a fork or spatula.
• Place grated eggs on the next layer and coat with mayonnaise again.
• The last layer consists of grated cheese.
• You need to carefully remove the glass from the center.

Decorate the salad with herbs and arrange the quail eggs (here they are painted with food coloring, it’s prettier, but not necessary). This holiday appetizer turns out very tasty and tender.

Light Spring salad

You are unlikely to spend more than 15 minutes preparing it. And it’s really light, and really spring-like).

Ingredients:

• Fresh cabbage -300 gr.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Cucumber - 1 pc.
• Salami sausage - 100 gr.
• Fresh herbs
• Mayonnaise or sour cream

Cooking method:

1. Chop the cabbage and place in a dish, grate the carrots on a coarse grater and mix with the cabbage, lightly salt and let stand a little to release the juice. Finely chop the sausage, cucumber and herbs.

2. Add sausage, cucumber and herbs to the cabbage. Mix everything thoroughly and let it sit for a while.

3. Then season with mayonnaise, mix and everything is ready.

It is very simple and very quick to prepare.

Spicy beet salad with horseradish

It is also considered a traditional Easter dish for the holiday table.

Boil the beets in advance, let them cook for about an hour, cool and peel.

Ingredients:

• Boiled beets - 3 pcs.
• Horseradish roots - 2 pcs.
• Sour cream - 4 tbsp. spoons
• Mayonnaise - 4 tbsp. spoons
• Sugar - 3 tbsp. spoons
• Vinegar - 2 tbsp. spoons

1. Grate the beets on a coarse grater.

2. Then grate the horseradish on a coarse grater.

If you don’t have a food processor at hand, but only a grater, then wet the grater and peeled horseradish so that it doesn’t sting your eyes.

3. Add horseradish to the beets.

5. Let it sit for 15 minutes, then mix sour cream and mayonnaise and add to the salad, mix everything, garnish with herbs.

This makes a spicy beetroot appetizer.

Jellied dishes for Easter

Well, after eating the salads, you can start with the aspic dishes. Perhaps no one will be surprised by jelly now. You have to use your imagination and think about what else you can surprise your guests with. I found some pretty original solutions.

Jellied “Faberge egg”

A very beautiful and original snack. It is perfect for other holidays too.

We will need:

• Meat broth - 1.5 cups
• Eggs - 10 pcs.
• Ham - 150 gr.
• Bell pepper - 1 pc.
• Peas - 1 can
• Corn - 1 can
• Greenery
• Gelatin - 15 gr.
• Soda solution - 1 tablespoon per 1 liter of water

1. First, there are 2-2.5 cm holes in the egg shells, pour the contents of the eggs into a separate bowl (then you will make an omelet from them; they will not be needed in the recipe). Then dip the cleaned shell in a soda solution for disinfection for half an hour, then dry it on a towel.

2. Cut the ham into small cubes.

3. Then cut the bell pepper into cubes.

4. Now, one by one, place a parsley leaf in each shell, then a few pieces of pepper, sausage, corn and peas.

5. Dissolve gelatin in the broth and stir until completely dissolved. Then pour it through a strainer into a glass with a spout, so that later it is convenient to pour it.

7. Then take it out of the cold and carefully peel off the shell.

8. Place the peeled jellied eggs on a dish.

And we get such a beautiful dish - “Faberge eggs”.

Video on how to prepare chicken roll in jelly for the holiday

Very tasty and tender chicken aspic for the holiday. Try it).

Ingredients:

• Chicken thigh fillet - 800 gr.
• Eggs - 3 pcs.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Peppercorns - 5 pcs.
• Lemon juice
• Garlic - 3 cloves
• Gelatin - 20 gr.

Watch the video for the cooking method:

It doesn’t seem very difficult and I already want to cook it.

Jellied fish recipe

This appetizer can be prepared quickly and without any hassles, and will always decorate any holiday table.

Ingredients:

• Fish - 700 gr.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Boiled egg - 1 pc.
• Pepper
• Gelatin - 1 sachet

1. First you need to remove the skin from the fish. Then we will cook the fish trimmings with carrots and onions for 30-40 vbyen

2. When everything is boiled, strain the broth through a sieve.

3. Now cook the fish in the same broth until cooked.

4. Soak the gelatin in cold water.

5. When the fish is cooked, remove it from the broth. Strain the broth through a fine sieve and place it on low heat (do not boil). Then add salt and pepper, add gelatin and stir until it dissolves.

6. Place fish, egg, chopped carrots in a deep dish (decorate to your taste).

7. Fill with broth and put in the refrigerator for one hour.

8. After an hour, transfer to a plate and serve.

Stuffed eggs "Chicks"

Of course, we will exchange eggs, but I also want a stuffed egg. These stuffed chickens will look fun on your holiday table.

Ingredients:

• Boiled eggs - 6 pcs.
• Mayonnaise - 2 tablespoons
• Mustard - 1 teaspoon
• Horseradish - 1 teaspoon
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Pickled cucumber - 1 pc.
• Cucumber pickle - 1 teaspoon
• Salt pepper
• Peppercorns, dill - for decoration.

Boil carrots and eggs and peel them in advance.

1. You need to cut off the bottom of the eggs a little so that they can stand on a plate, and the top (you can use a curly knife).

2. Carefully remove the yolks, grate them, add mayonnaise, mustard and horseradish.

3. Chop the pickled cucumber very finely and add to the eggs.

4. Season with salt and pepper, add cucumber pickle.

5. Mix everything until smooth.

6. Carefully place this mixture into the empty egg whites, so that the top sticks out well for the cap.

7. Put a hat on top, make eyes from peppercorns, and a beak and paws from boiled carrots.

And our chickens are so cute, it’s a shame to even eat them.

Meat for the Easter table

Can a holiday be complete without meat? Yes, not a single table can do without this. Meat can be served in any form - be it smoked, baked, stewed, fried, or anything. You can’t live without meat, the table won’t be complete).

Beautiful assorted cuts for the table

Sliced ​​dishes are usually placed on the table along with salads. It is considered a light snack. As a rule, it should be prepared half an hour before it goes to the table.

It can be made from smoked, half-smoked, boiled sausage, with ham or with your favorite smoked meat. Usually the meat on a plate is sorted into several types, supplemented with cheese, and decorated with vegetables and herbs.

I offer you several cutting design ideas.

1. You can make a rosette in the middle like this - fold it in a row, placing several pieces of cutting on top of each other and from the edge start twisting it all into one roll. When you twist it, fasten it with a skewer just below the middle so that the roll does not unwind and place it on a plate, and spread the petals beautifully on top. Next, simply cover the rose with the rest of the cutting.

2. Or something like this. There's a rosette in the middle made of smoked sausage. It rolls up using the same principle.

3. If the slices are soft, they can be folded in half and laid in a circle in several rows.

4. And here is the already familiar rose and a bow made of thin bacon. Pieces of bacon are folded in half, make a bouquet and fasten at the bottom with a skewer.

5. A few more ideas.

You can style it however you want and with anything, as long as you have enough imagination or use my ideas.

Fake hare roll recipe

The roll turns out to be very juicy. I use pork for minced meat, but you can use any other one at your discretion, you can even mix two types of minced meat.

Ingredients:

• Pork (you can use ready-made minced meat) - 1 kg.
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 4 cloves
• Seasonings - to taste
• Mustard - 2 teaspoons
• Raw egg - 1 pc.
• Boiled eggs - 3-4 pcs.
• Heavy cream - 200 ml.
• Salt - 1.5 teaspoons

Cooking method:

1. Grind meat, onion and garlic in a meat grinder. Add seasonings to the minced meat.

2. Add mustard and break the egg.

3. Pour half the cream into the minced meat.

4. Add salt and mix everything until smooth.

5. Place parchment in the mold and fold in 1/3 of the minced meat.

6. Place boiled eggs in the middle (as many will fit).

7. And place the rest of the minced meat on top. Level and place in an oven preheated to 190 degrees for one hour.

8. When removed from the oven, cover with foil for 10-15 minutes to absorb the juices. And it will become juicy.

9. This roll is served both hot and cold.

This is what the “fake hare” looks like in cross-section. Very tasty. And you can make any filling, depending on your imagination.

Juicy stacks of minced meat

Another original recipe. They say it is very, very juicy and tasty).

Ingredients:

• Minced meat - 650 gr.
• Potatoes - 4 pcs.
• Boiled eggs - 5 pcs.
• Cheese - 150 gr.
• Onion - 3 pcs.
• Garlic - 3 cloves
• Salt, seasonings, spices to taste
• Mayonnaise
• Vegetable oil

Cooking method:

1. Dice the onion and fry until soft.

2. Salt and pepper the minced meat, add spices and grated garlic. Mix everything.

3. Grate the boiled eggs, add salt, add mayonnaise and mix.

4. Form the minced meat into flat cakes and place on a greased baking sheet.

5. Place fried onions on top of the tortillas.

6. Place grated eggs on the onion.

7. After this, grate the raw potatoes, add salt and stir.

8. Place the potatoes on stacks.

9. Place grated cheese on top and spread with mayonnaise.

10. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 40 minutes.

And indeed, they look juicy and very appetizing.

Delicious and simple Easter cake recipe

One of the main dishes of our holiday table is Easter cake. It must be prepared on Friday in order to bless it in church on Saturday. The dough for this recipe does not require yeast, so it is prepared quickly.

Ingredients:

• Flour - 400 gr.
• Eggs - 3 pcs.
• Cottage cheese - 300 gr.
• Sugar - 1 glass
• Milk – 100 ml
• Soda - 1 teaspoon
• Vanilla sugar - 1 teaspoon
• Candied fruit
• Butter - for greasing pans

For the glaze:

• Powdered sugar - 100 gr.
• Eggs (whites only) - 2 pcs.
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp. spoon.
• Confectionery topping

Cooking method:

1. Add sugar and milk to the cottage cheese, mix until smooth. Then add beaten eggs, vanilla sugar and soda slaked with lemon juice. Mix everything well.

2. Then add flour in small portions and stir, then add candied fruits and mix again. Now grease the molds with butter and place the dough there until it reaches about halfway.

3. Place in the oven over low heat for one hour. Then increase the temperature to 180 degrees and bake for another 45 minutes. When we take it out of the oven, let it sit for a while to cool.

In the meantime, let's get on with the glaze:

Beat the egg whites until foamy, then add powdered sugar and lemon juice and beat until the consistency of sour cream.

The glaze hardens quickly, so you need to cover it right away. Brush the cakes generously with glaze and cover with sprinkles.

This is a fairly simple recipe. I have a few more delicious recipes. And you can also look at several other cooking methods that don’t crumble.

Cottage cheese Easter for dessert

For dessert, of course, delicious cottage cheese Easter. It is made either raw or custard. Custard can be stored longer, but raw is easier to make.

Ingredients:

• Cottage cheese - 500 gr.
• Butter - 200 gr.
• Cream - 150 ml.
• Egg - 2 pcs.
• Raisins - 100 gr.
• Vanilla sugar - 1 teaspoon

1. First you need to separate the yolks from the whites. Mix the yolks with the melted butter (it must be taken out of the refrigerator in advance).

2. Add cottage cheese there (it must be rubbed through a sieve first) and mix into a homogeneous mass.

3. Then put in the whipped whites, raisins and cream - mix.

4. Put gauze in two layers in the bean bag and place the mass there tightly, cover the top with gauze and put some weight, for example a jar of water, and put it in the refrigerator for 12 hours.

5. After this, remove from the refrigerator, remove the gauze from above and turn the bean bag over onto a plate.

I have more recipes on how to make cottage cheese Easter. If interested, take a look.

Cookies with glaze

Well, for tea, I suggest you serve homemade cookies and original design.

Ingredients:

• Flour - 2 cups with a heap
• Butter - 100 gr.
• Granulated sugar - 180 gr. (a little less than a glass)
• Eggs - 2 pcs.
• Vanilla sugar - 1 tablespoon
• Salt - 0.5 teaspoon
• Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
• Confectionery topping.

For the glaze:

• Egg white - 1 pc.
• Powdered sugar - 1 cup
• Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon

1. Mix butter and sugar and beat.

2. Then add the egg and continue beating.

3. Separately mix flour with salt, vanilla sugar and baking powder.

4. Add the dough to the mixed mass in parts and mix.

5. Then put it on a board and knead it with your hands into an elastic dough, put it in a plastic bag and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.

6. Then take it out of the refrigerator and divide it into two parts.

7. Roll out each part on a board and squeeze out the cookies with a cookie cutter.

8. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet and place cookies there. Insert a wooden stick into each cookie. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and place a baking sheet there for 10-15 minutes until they are browned.

9. In the meantime, make the glaze. Take an egg and separate the yolk from the white. Set the yolk aside.

10. Beat the egg whites until fluffy.

11. Squeeze the juice out of half a lemon. Stir a little more.

12. Add the powdered sugar and mix again until creamy.

The glaze hardens quickly, so it must be spread right away.

13. Take the cookies out of the oven and start covering them with glaze.

14. And cover the top with any confectionery topping. Soon the glaze will harden and the cookies are ready.

What drinks can be served for Easter?

Well, what's a table without drinks? You can put juices, some kind of berry juice. For alcoholic drinks, wine is recommended, traditionally Cahors, but not very important. After all, this is a church holiday, so you shouldn’t get drunk))

All this, of course, takes time, but my girlfriends will come to me and help me, with a few hands we can quickly cope))

Well, that's all. I wish you a great celebration of this Great Holiday. Write comments if you liked my menu)) All the best.

In 2019, Easter is celebrated by the Orthodox Church on April 28. For this bright day, it is customary to prepare traditional Easter dishes and richly set the festive table.

However, it is not enough to prepare delicious dishes for Easter, you need to serve them beautifully. We offer original ideas for decorating the Easter table that will help you cope with this task in the best possible way.

When deciding how to decorate the Easter table, consider the symbolism of flowers. White is a symbol of purity and divine light, red is the color of love, which personifies the boundless love of Christ for people. Yellow is a symbol of joy and light, green is the awakening of nature and freshness.

To liven up the interior of your kitchen or dining room, hang on the wall several crafts in the form of painted eggs on bright ribbons or a garland of cardboard eggs, chickens, lambs and other holiday attributes. Put an elegant cover in the shape of a chicken or lamb on the teapot.

Another Easter table decoration idea is to decorate with an Easter wreath. It can be placed in the center of the table, placing an Easter cake in the middle, and laying out colored eggs around the perimeter. Or hang such a wreath on the wall, window opening, furniture doors.

What's the best way to decorate the Easter table?

You can place a large glass vase in the center of the table, placing cut corrugated green paper in it, and colored eggs on it. Or place them on a nice big platter with some red beans or lentils on top.

You can also serve eggs in stands, placing small bouquets of flowers in them. An equally effective option is to place a bunch of fresh herbs in a bright rosette or small decorative bucket, and place a painted egg in the center.

Miniature quail eggs in bird nests made from twigs and straw will look original.

How to properly set the table for Easter? Place blooming willow branches and spring-blooming shrubs in vases.

You can crochet several bright flowers from colored yarn and string them on dry twigs or decorate the branches with paper flowers, hang decorative painted eggs or other figures made of paper, fabric or beads on the branches.

What should be on the table on Easter?

On this day, ritual dishes are served to the table - Easter cottage cheese, Easter cakes, larks in the form of birds, Easter lambs, baked goods in the form of crosses, cookies with the inscription “XV” (Christ is Risen), etc.

For serving, it is better to use colored dishes, a tablecloth and napkins. The table is decorated with fresh or bright paper flowers, fresh herbs, figurines of cockerels, larks, doves and lambs.

Easter table settings can be decorated with paper napkins, cutting out chickens, hares or flowers from them. Please note that cutlery and dishes are not removed from the table all day, because on Easter it is customary to go to visit friends and relatives until the evening, treat yourself and treat others.

For many centuries, the most important holiday in the spring is Easter itself. As a rule, this holiday is celebrated by the entire Orthodox world. It is worth paying attention to the fact that this holiday has its own special meaning. It lies in the fact that it is during this period that everything in nature is renewed and reborn. With the advent of this holiday, Lent also ends. Throughout its entire duration, the Orthodox people strictly adhered to fasting. On Easter Eve, festive dishes appeared on every table. It is worth noting that each of them had its own special meaning. All the treats that are placed on the table on the holiday are a symbol of the victory of eternal life directly over death.

Preparation for the holiday

The predecessor to such a holiday as Easter is fasting week. Throughout its entire length, it is prohibited to consume meat, dairy, and fish foods. In addition, vegetable oil is not used. But, despite this, a large number of women begin to prepare for the celebration right in the middle of the week. Directly at this time, everything that is required for the festive table and Easter dishes is purchased. This is directly flour, cottage cheese, eggs, meat and other products. It is worth paying attention to the fact that before the festive Sunday, all dishes must be prepared and solemnly lit in the church. And only with the arrival of morning can you begin to break your fast. It will mark the end of Lent and the bright holiday of Easter.

Please note that creating a festive table must be approached very responsibly. After all, the Easter table should be decorated according to the holiday. As a table decoration, you can make your own artificial flowers that will have bright colors. For many years, housewives decorated Easter cakes and Passovers with these flowers. As a rule, every housewife can make flowers of this type from colored paper or small remnants of fabric. Please note that children can also directly participate in the preparation of such decoration. You can always find a deal for them. For example, children will do a great job cutting out an openwork napkin. Subsequently, you can put such napkins on the festive table.

As a rule, the most beautiful dishes and a snow-white tablecloth were prepared in advance for Easter. The very first flowers were also placed on the table on this day. The entire festive table setting should have a light mood.

Easter table dishes

The menu of this bright holiday cannot do without the main components. This is Easter cake itself, colored eggs and cheese Easter. This holiday cannot do without them. It is worth paying attention to the fact that there must be small animal figurines on the festive table. There must be a small figurine of the Easter lamb on the table. As a rule, this figure is carved directly from butter and then decorated with colored glaze. It is the lamb that is a symbol of Jesus’ sacrifice. After all, he gave his life in the name of saving the lives of all people.

In addition, a variety of meat dishes can be placed on the festive table. Please note that the honorable first place among all prepared dishes is the directly baked ham. Very often, housewives include various turkey and veal dishes on the menu. Dishes made from fried lamb and ham are also perfect for the holiday table. In addition, pay attention to the fact that there should be a large number of salads on the table. But there should be no fish dishes on the table on this special day.

In ancient times, as a rule, at least forty dishes were placed on the table. This number corresponds to the number of days during which Lent lasted. As a rule, such a number of dishes is not a mandatory requirement for the holiday table. It is very important that on the table there are some symbols of this celebration, which were consecrated in the church. It is worth noting that there should be a large number of jelly and compotes on the table. Children consume such drinks with great pleasure.

The main attribute of the festive table

The peak of the culinary art of housewives on this holiday is the Easter cake itself. It is placed in the center of the festive table. It is impossible to even imagine the Easter table without Easter cake. This Easter cake is a symbol of the presence of God in our world. It is also a symbol of the fact that God loves and cares for every person. It is worth noting that Easter cake remains fresh throughout the week.

As a rule, holiday cake is very sweet and tall. The housewife covers it with sugar glaze and sprinkles it with colored crumbs or finely chopped candied fruits. It should be noted that on the top of each holiday cake there should be the capital letters XB. This Easter cake must be consecrated in the church. Subsequently, all guests and acquaintances are treated to pieces of this cake.

First of all, you should pay attention to the fact that any housewife takes great care of the dough that is prepared for the Easter cake. In order for baked Easter cakes to have an amazing taste, you will need to follow certain rules. You will need to start preparing the dough in a great mood. The thing is that the dough can perfectly sense your mood. If you are not in the mood, the dough may simply not rise. The first thing you need to prepare is the base for the cake. This is the dough itself. Only fresh yeast is used for it. To make the cake fluffy, the prepared flour must be sifted twice. For Easter cake, only the highest grade flour is used. The secret to fluffy dough is quite simple. When sifting is carried out, the flour is saturated with oxygen, which makes the cake very fluffy.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that a large number of housewives cannot ensure that the cake is as loose as possible. To make the cake loose, it is necessary to fill the existing molds only halfway. As soon as the cake is baked, it needs to be lightly sprinkled with water and covered with a towel. As a rule, at the request of the housewife, nuts, candied fruits, and marshmallows are added to the dough.

Easter eggs

An equally important decoration of the festive table are painted eggs or, as they are also called, Easter eggs. With their help, the table looks as solemn as possible. For many centuries there has been one tradition that has been passed on from generation to generation. This is a direct exchange of eggs. As a rule, eggs for the holiday table must be blessed during the liturgy on the church grounds. After this, the pysanky are distributed to everyone they know. Previously they were painted red. This color was a symbol of the triumph of the Christian faith. To ensure that the color of eggs is as rich as possible, many women use onion peels when dyeing them. Currently, stores have a very large number of food colors that are intended for coloring eggs for this big holiday.

It is worth noting that Easter eggs were also very often hand-painted. These are truly true masterpieces of art. All the patterns that were applied to them corresponded to the festive vestments of church ministers. Currently, painting Easter eggs is a very interesting process. This is exactly what children love to participate in. On a ceremonial table, painted eggs take pride of place in the center of the table in close proximity to the Easter cake. Don’t forget about Cahors, which should be on the ceremonial table on this holiday. This wine symbolizes the blood of Christ.

Easter is the brightest holiday. This celebration cannot leave a single person on earth indifferent. Every housewife tries to prepare an extraordinary and beautiful table for this holiday. Our people have carried the traditions associated with this holiday through the centuries. At all times, this Easter holiday has been celebrated all over the world. Please note that traditions do not recommend visiting on the first day of Easter.

According to tradition, a particularly rich festive table is prepared for Easter.

The holiday of the Holy Resurrection of Christ, Easter is the main event of the year for Orthodox Christians and the largest Orthodox holiday. Traditionally, Easter is supposed to be a particularly rich and varied meal. In the home of every Christian believer, on the festive Easter table there are dishes that carry deep symbolic content. After the end of the service, believers break their fast (that is, break their fast) with a piece of Easter cake, colored eggs and Easter (usually prepared from cottage cheese). Previously, in wealthy families, the number of holiday dishes reached 48 - according to the number of days of Lent. What now?..

The last, fasting week before Easter is considered the strictest, completely excluding meat, dairy foods, as well as fish and vegetable oil. However, from the middle of the week, experienced housewives begin to prepare for the bright holiday. On these days, everything necessary for preparing the main Easter dishes is purchased: eggs, flour, cottage cheese, meat, etc. Immediately before Easter Sunday, the traditional dishes of the Easter table should already be ready for their solemn consecration in the church, which takes place on Saturday evening. Early in the morning you can begin breaking your fast, which will mark the end of strict fasting and the beginning of the holiday. The Easter table differs from all other feasts precisely in that hot dishes are not served with it. Housewives can prepare the Easter table in advance to relax before guests arrive or go to church.

Every day for Bright Week a festive table is set, which is particularly solemn and elegant. Usually, various snacks from raw and boiled vegetables, chicken giblets, fish caviar and milk, and herring are put on the table these days; jellied fish, jellies, jellied meats and pork head are made; kalya from beef kidneys with pickles, liver cauliflower, nanny - stewed buckwheat porridge with lamb meat and rennet; roast with mushroom seasoning, beef with turnips, stewed offal, boiled pork in hay with beer, duck with honey or goose fried with juniper. Previously, jelly and sbitni were also cooked, and homemade liqueurs and wines were obtained.

Of course, according to tradition, ritual dishes must be present on the Easter table: Easter cottage cheese, Easter cake, Easter lamb and painted eggs.

These dishes are deeply symbolic. For example, Easter cake symbolizes the presence of God in the world and in human life. The sweetness and beauty of Easter cake expresses God's care for every human being.

The name of the Lord Jesus the Sweetest in one of the most ancient akathists helps to understand the symbolism of Easter cake.

Equally fragrant and decorated is another indispensable accessory of the Easter table - Easter cottage cheese, which also has its own deep symbolism rooted in the Holy Scriptures. The land where rivers of milk flow in the jelly banks is one of the most common archetypes, characteristic of a wide variety of cultures. Milk rivers on the banks of jelly were the age-old dream of the Russian peasant, which was embodied in fairy tales and folk songs.

Cottage cheese Easter is a symbol of Easter fun, the sweetness of heavenly life, blissful eternity, which is not an endless lasting time, a meaningless repetition of the same thing, but, according to the prophecy of the Apocalypse, “a new heaven and a new earth.” That is why Easter cottage cheese is a must-have dish on the holiday table.

The Easter lamb (lamb) is a reminder of the sacrificial death of Christ in atonement for the sins of all mankind. Painted eggs are always red! - a symbol of the blood of Christ and His Resurrection. But even in pre-Christian times, the egg has always been a symbol of peace and the triumph of life.

The setting of the festive table is also important. Choose a tablecloth, napkins, and figure out how you will decorate your apartment. Easter is a bright holiday of rebirth, new life and universal love. Associations arise primarily with light, bright or pastel colors.

For example, yellow is a symbol of vitality, joy, light; green - the personification of nature and freshness awakening from winter sleep; red is the color of love, which takes on a deeper meaning at Easter, symbolizing Christ’s boundless love for all people; white is a symbol of purity and divine light.

In addition, Easter is associated with such attributes as baskets, cocotte bowls (and, of course, eggs), flowers, trees, green grass, vases, birds and their nests, bunnies and, of course, various Christian symbols.

So, an Easter basket is a mandatory decoration for the holiday table. The main Easter dish - krashenki - can also become the main decoration of the holiday table. In addition to the traditional basket for paints, you can make a nest with your own hands from artificial straws and pussy willows, and then toy birds, butterflies, and flowers of your choice.

If you wish, make an Easter wreath and decorate one of the walls of your apartment with it. If you have experience making Christmas wreaths, it won’t be difficult at all, and it’s also a good opportunity to show your imagination. And all kinds of feathers, twigs, flowers can now be easily picked up in any flower decor store.

Festive table for Easter - Recipes for Easter cakes and Easter

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