concept
Kolivo
kolivo
also: коливо, kutya, кутья
A boiled-wheat dish sweetened with honey and dried fruit, set on a small table before mourners during an Orthodox memorial service as a symbol of resurrection and eternal life.
Reading notes
- The Requiem §30 kolivo
A dish of boiled wheat sweetened with honey, raisins, or other dried fruit, set out on a small table (as here) during a panikhida; the grain that must die to yield new life is a traditional symbol of resurrection, echoing John 12:24.