This is a preview of the content in our Greek Food Decoder app. Get the app to:
  • Read offline
  • Remove ads
  • Access all content
  • Build a list of your own favourites
  • Search the contents with full-text search functionality
  • ... and more!
iOS App Store Google Play

Prósphoron

πρόσφορον

The special leavened bread of 'offering' used in the Orthodox Easter service is made according to rituals that guarantee its purity, then stacked (the twin loaves symbolize the human and divine nature of Christ). Before baking, the top is marked with a special wooden stamp, emphasized by first dusting semolina on top

better bright and contrast

During the service, the priests divide the bread into four sections, dedicated to the Lamb of God, the Mother of God, the saints and angels, and the congregation, and break into small bits to distribute to the congregation.

Extra bits are distributed after the service as antidoron.

Breads

Text © Dana Facaros

Images by Jacek555 on Wikimedia Commons, АннаМариа, Creative Commons lLcense