Inspiration for Easter

Easter

Did you know that its original name comes from the word pésah, which refers to an ancient Jewish holiday? In addition, compared to Christmas, Easter is a movable feast, the date of which is influenced by the month. Easter Sunday is always celebrated as the first Sunday after the full moon, which occurs on the first Sunday after the date of the vernal equinox.

Customs and traditions or " Shibi fish, oily fish, a piece of cake from the korbáč,..."

Easter consists of the following days: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, White Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. Each day is associated with precise customs and customs that vary from region to region. For example, in Anglo-Saxon countries they look for an Easter egg or a bunny, in Slovakia we whip and dress girls. It is impossible to say which habits are wiser or better. Probably for each of us, the most beautiful ones are the ones we remember from childhood. Typical customs in Slovakia are dressing and whipping with a korbáčom. Younger or older boys or men go from house to house, from family to family, and as a sign of health, they dress and whip every woman in the house with a wicker bucket. For a reward they used to receive a hand-painted or decorated Easter egg, nowadays more like a chocolate egg and money. Once upon a time, eggs were decorated by hand, with simple patterns. Previously, they had been collected, blown and then prepared together using various techniques for several weeks. In addition to the classical painting, they were, for example, wrapped with wool, straw, or ornaments were drilled into them. Of course, especially for children, it's easy to decorate Easter eggs with stickers, scratching, or wax from melted wax candles. Certain analogues of Easter eggs were also found in the history of the Chinese and Egyptians. But egg dyeing is most closely associated with Slavic countries. Once upon a time, Easter eggs were dyed mostly red, which is linked to the religious significance.

How to prepare for Easter?

Today we can buy everything ready-made. From the various decorations, cakes to the roasted lamb, which is also one of the irreplaceable symbols of Easter, as well as the big chocolate bunny. The charm of homemaking is returning, and part of that may be due to the situation, because there's nothing better than spending time with loved ones at the moment. We bring you tips on how to spend time with your family and bring a little bit of spring into your home at the same time:

- treat yourself to your beauty day
- decorate your door and your home with spring decorations and flowers. Flowers bring well-being to the house
- blow eggs and decorate with old techniques
- plant your flowers
- paint pictures
- knit yourself a corbac
- play board games
- bake and involve the whole family (recipe for marshmallow lamb cake can be found below the gallery)
- do some spring cleaning, sort out your wardrobe
- treat yourself to a well-deserved rest, for example in the form of a great massage at the FRAIS Institute of Health and Beauty

INGREDIENTS

POSTUP

Melt the chocolate with the butter.

With a mixer, mix the eggs with the baking powder - no need to make snow.

Separately, mix the flour and baking powder in a bowl and then slowly incorporate it into the eggs and sugar while mixing by hand with a whisk. Finally, while stirring, pour in the melted chocolate.

Bake at 180 degrees for max 25 min, no longer because the chocolate will burn 🙂 those who live in Bratislava know how Figaro can smell, so you don't want your cake to smell like that.

After removing from the oven, let the cake rest for 2 hours, tip out and cover with a tea towel. If you do this before, the hot cake will fall apart. If you leave it in the mould overnight, it will stick to the mould and also fall apart the next day as you force it out of there. Sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.

The cake will stay soft for a whole week - but I guarantee you that it won't last that long, because it's delicious

RECIPE: @nemehlo_in_the_kitchen

 
INGREDIENTS FOR THE GANACHE

 
INGREDIENTS FOR DECORATING

POSTUP

Preheat the oven to 180°C and spread the hazelnuts and cashews on a large baking tray. Roast for 10-12 minutes until fragrant, stirring constantly. Soak the dates in boiling water for 10 minutes and then drain.

Add the toasted nuts to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add cocoa, salt, dates, chocolate hazelnut spread, vanilla and mix to form a sticky dough.