On February 2, 2023, employees of Bolgar Museum-Reserve Vagapov R.Z. and Muhametshin I.D. held an informative and educational lesson “Bread is the head of everything” for 20 students of the 7th grade of Bolgar secondary school № 1.
Bread is the most important thing that is on the table. Since ancient times, it has meant a lot to the people of our country. Therefore, it is believed that bread is the head of all. Bread was one of the main foods in the diet of Tatars. It was the baking of bread that gave rise to a variety of pastries. Its share in Tatar cuisine is enormous. At the lesson, children learned that the most characteristic products for Tatar cuisine are made of yeast dough.
The students were introduced to a number of Tatar bread traditions. At a Tatar wedding, there was a bread exchange ceremony between two families, which was considered a sign of closeness and kinship between them. There was a tradition of coming with bread when bringing the bride’s clothes. There was also a custom called “biting the bread.” Bread was a symbol of wealth, abundance and material prosperity.

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