Colaci
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Making colaci | |
| Type | Bread |
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| Place of origin | Romania |
 Cookbook: Colaci  Media: Colaci | |
Colaci is a traditional Romanian braided bread, typically made for special occasions or holidays, such as Christmas, Easter, weddings, and funerals.[1]
Christmas
It is a traditional custom of Romanian rural society, on Christmas Eve, to gather in groups, to go in different houses and to sing colinde, traditional Christmas carols. In some villages, they go first to the mayor's house, followed by the teacher's house, whereas in other parts there is no pre-established order. The families would then invite them into the house, and give them different small gifts such as nuts, dried fruits, and colaci.
Etymology
The word came from Bulgarian kolač and ultimately from Proto-Slavic kolo ("circle", "wheel") referring to the circular form.[2] The word may be cognate with challah (Hebrew: חלה ḥallah) and Greek ϰολλιξ.
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