Epiphany Koliva, a version of the food eaten at funerals in Eastern Europe, has been prepared for many centuries on the Greek island of Crete.
The Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Epiphany on January 6th, commemorating Christ's baptism and the revelation of the Holy Trinity.
THE threefold character of the festival is of ancient origin. The 13th-century liturgist William Durand referred to the ...