
thumb|Wedding korovai in Kyiv, 2020 thumb|A korovai and a kolach (bread)| kolach served alongside [[kvass and kefir in a Polish household]]
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thumb|Wedding korovai in Kyiv, 2020 thumb|A korovai and a kolach (bread)| kolach served alongside [[kvass and kefir in a Polish household]]
A korovai (, ; , before the 1956 reform), karavai (modern , ; ; ), or kravai (, ) is a traditional Bulgarian, Ukrainian, and Russian bread, most often served at weddings, where it has great symbolic meaning. It has remained part of the wedding tradition in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, as well as in the Russian and Ukrainian diasporas. Its use in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine dates back to hospitality and holiday customs in ancient Rus. A similar bread () is made in parts of eastern Poland. A round korovai is a common element of the bread-and-salt ceremony of welcome.
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