When collecting the Easter basket for its consecration in the church on Easter night, you need to know which products you can take with you and which ones you absolutely cannot. There is a certain list of products with which it is not forbidden to fill the basket and go with it to the festive service.
When collecting an Easter basket, you must remember that each product in it is a kind of symbol, so you cannot mindlessly fill the wicker container with all the dishes in a row. The first thing that needs to be put in the basket is a cake (some call this pastry Easter), because this product symbolizes the Kingdom of Heaven. If necessary, you can fill the basket with several Easter cakes.
Painted eggs (dyes and pysankas), symbolizing rebirth, are no less significant product in the basket. Put them together with the Easter cakes, just do not overdo it with the quantity, because in the future they cannot be thrown away, allowed to deteriorate. That is, take as many eggs as your family can eat in the coming days.
You can put horseradish root to the above products. This vegetable is a symbol of faith and an unbreakable spirit. After the consecration of horseradish, you can prepare a dressing or sauce and serve these products to the festive table.
You can take salt with you to the service. Since ancient times, this seasoning was considered a symbol of wealth and prosperity, as well as a kind of connection between God and people. A salt shaker with consecrated salt is a great addition to any Easter table.
What else to put in the basket? There are a lot of products: cheese, milk, vegetables (onions, garlic, peppers, etc.), poppy seeds, sesame and other seeds for baking, pies with various fillings. Well, to make the basket look festive, you can decorate it with flowers or any greenery.
