Nshkhar (Armenian: նշխար nšxar) is the communion bread used during mass (Badarak) in the Armenian Church.
At the end of mass, deacons or other church officials will hand out portions of a blessed unleavened bread, known as mas (Armenian: մաս mas), to the congregation.
In some Armenian communities, this bread is baked especially for this purpose, but in others it may simply consist of lavash.
It always has a religious (Christian) image printed on top of it.
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