Koliva - A Christian Funeral Dish

[@EOShorts]

I have made koliva 3 times since my mothers repose and I absolutely love the entire process.

[@emebetdaniel662]

May God Bless you for such a beautiful presentation! I am from Ethiopian Orthodox Church and we do serve this memorial dish after burial ceremony, and we mainly use Boiled Wheat and Chickpea.

[@Tatyana-su9fc]

I was thinking is 'kolo' derived from this word since we have that on funeral services..eventhough boiled wheat-'nifro' is mentioned here

[@mihail6446]

This dish was an ancient Greek dish adopted into Greek Orthodoxy and spread to other Orthodox countries. This dish is so important to Greek Orthodoxy☦️

[@OrthoKarter]

Amen. Momento mori!

[@Asceticlifeofmotherhood]

Thanks for sharing! I learned some new things! Our parish has the tradition of doing memorial prayers with koliva once a month, and commemorate our departed loved ones. It’s such a special tradition!

[@opabinnier]

My earliest food memory is kolyivo! It was otherworldly and unlike anything else. The Serbs treat it with great reverance: it is a simple mix of boiled wheat- drained and allowed to cool by steaming away excess moisture. Then it is passed through a mincer, mixed with chopped nuts and sugar or honey... and a little freshly grated NUTMEG... and left to mature for 3 days. The flavours magically combine and heighten. It is amazing. It needs nothing more; the 3 days development before its resurrection is the secret.

[@sakellarioudimitris7439]

Many people in my country, Greece 🇬🇷, consider it a local tradition.......while it is global! Thank you so much brother Blessed New Year Christ is Born

[@elora8577]

I was so happily surprised to see my Priest and parish pictured on the right at 2:15! Well done video, thank you for all your hard work. ☺️

[@Patristix]

Matushka from your parish let us use the picture! It's a lovely photo.

[@s.k.3891]

Connected to this tradition is the word "macaria" , a ritual meal of boiled wheat for the funeral of deceased loved ones. It goes back to pre-Christian times , all the way to Demeter, and the word (macaria) is the root word for pasta / macaroni .!

[@404SurgeON]

I think this position looks better than the one with the legs crossed, it seems more personal and closer to the viewer. I thank you and the team for all the effort you make with these videos

[@Patristix]

Appreciate this comment, thank you

[@HonkeyHero18]

God I love this channel so much.

[@RhiannonSenpai]

Here in Romania we have koliva as well to commemorate our dead.

[@panoramicprism]

Kolova is amazing! The tradition is so beautiful. My Godmother made some for the first time this past year when her other Godchild passed away. I haven't gotten to make any yet. I plan to ask my Godmother if she will let me make it with her on the anniversary of my Godbrother's repose. Did you know that in some places in southern America, there's a tradition of making a casserole for the family of the deceased? 😊 That's a cool tradition. But it's fairly new.

[@Patristix]

A casserole for the family is a lovely sounding tradition!

[@jamestregler1584]

Have had it a few times, need to make it for those who have gone on 😇

[@KingMamojama]

First Divine Liturgy was today, Saturday of Souls, and they had this. Here to find out what the little old Greek lady gave me and why. Thanks for the lowdown! A beautiful tradition.

[@curiousing]

The Orthodox are gonna feed you A LOT.

[@gerardgrywacheski1418]

May God continue to bless you and your channel, as I quite enjoy these beautiful videos that your channel puts out!! God bless you always!!

[@roberthilsdon3900]

Again thank you for this video...

[@joshandjamesvosperfromhere6887]

Amen! Always educational.

[@facoulac]

I had them recently. One of the most sweet deserts :)

[@777Justin]

Our son was supposed to be named for the General, but he was born on the feast of the miracle of kolyva, so he's now named for the Recruit.

[@badgerp-chanqueen7707]

Some place where rice is commonly eaten, some people using rice to make koliva.

[@nomikoskardoulias4543]

Amazing video please do an episode on prosphora 🙏

[@curiousing]

Oh yes, good idea!

[@franthonycornett1742]

And 'kollyva' as transliterated from the Greek, and how we often spell it in the Greek church. The kollyva prepared for St Theodore is just that, for the Saint as opposed for a memorial. Often times kollya prepared for the Saint is decorated with colored iconographic sugars, unlike the memorial kollyva.

[@TheRadChadDad]

☦️☦️☦️

[@bennitok5529]

Thank you for the video! I've been using your cup for a while now and its making the tea a lot better:) Do you mind sharing the icon of Christ in your background?

[@Patristix]

Glad you're enjoying the mug! They're comfortable to hold. And we aim to do a video about the "Christ Pantocrator" in a couple months!

[@cozzwozzle]

Ohhhh I thought it was only made when someone has just recently died. Here I was thinking multiple people were dying in our church every week haha. Koliva is delicious.

[@Patristix]

Hahaha! Glad we cleared that up for you!

[@andrewharvest2528]

Great video

[@curiousing]

On your list of common ingredients in koliva you neglected to mention jelly beans, M&Ms, and mini marshmallows. Hello from America. 😉

[@Patristix]

Woah... I mean, it connects with the culture I suppose!

[@onenormalperson4012]

Ah, I remember my grandma bringing koliva from her friends’ funerals. You don’t understand those things as a child tho

[@Patristix]

It's beautiful to grow up with these traditions, and as you get older more and more knowledge is added to show just how beautiful it all is

[@johanvandersandt8904]

Weirdly I have never thought of death as an enemy but rather as a step that we each have to take to go on the next part of our journey. Koliva... Never heard of it...I wonder how this tastes. 🤣 No no, I am all for death pie! Hope you brothers are well and blessed!

[@Patristix]

The taste varies quite a lot depending on who makes it and what their preferred ingredients are. Many parishes have that one person that everyone secretly knows makes the best koliva 😉

[@gillianc6514]

Having sampled koliva in many countries, I can say with some certainty that Romanian koliva is the best. They use barley rather than wheat, it is flavoured with orange rind and rum essence and chopped walnuts. Over the top there is a layer of breadcrumbs and then icing sugar and a stenciled cross in cocoa powder. It is a real delight.

[@neyneynanamo2071]

@@gillianc6514 As a Romanian I can confirm that Koliva is our favorite desert.

[@johanvandersandt8904]

Sounds awesome!

[@gillianc6514]

@@bwmsr I don't think you will need to understand Romanian to work it out. The only thing different to what I do is I put icing sugar on top of the biscuit/breadcrumbs before the cocoa and I use honey not sugar in the mix. The key is barley not wheat, it is a much better grain!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bobdl2Sie816qbs