Kulich (bread)

For the eastern Slavs, festive bread was round and tall, and dough decorations were made on top of it.

It is eaten in countries like Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, North Macedonia and Serbia.

[8] Traditionally after the Easter service, the kulich, which has been put into a basket and decorated with colorful flowers, is blessed by the priest.

When cooled, kulich is decorated with white icing (which slightly drizzles down the sides) and colorful flowers.

Historically, it was often served with cheese paska bearing the symbol ХВ (from the traditional Easter greeting of Христос воскрес (Khristos voskres, "Christ is risen").

Babushka with Kulich bread and colorful Easter eggs, Stavropol region , Russia
This illustration by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin from Russia uses old Russian language orthography that can be translated to a modern rendition along the lines of "Kulich-city is standing, glorifying itself; Lauding itself over other cities; There is no other place better than me!; For I am all tvorog and dough ! The Х and the В are for Христос воскрес ("Christ is Risen")