Twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper is the Lithuanian dish usually held on what date?
Twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper A twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper is traditionally prepared in many Central European and Northern European cultures, especially those that were formerly part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, including Polish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian and Belarusian. The meal (Belarusian: Kуцьця , Lithuanian: Kūčios , Polish: "Wigilia " , or "wieczerza wigilijna", ) consists of twelve meatless dishes representing the twelve months of the year. The tradition of the supper can be traced back to pre-Christian times and connected with remembrance of the souls of deceased ancestors.
Katavasia Katavasia is the last troparion of an ode of a canon in Eastern Orthodox liturgical celebrations. Its name is derived from the Greek word "katabasia" for descent, so called because the cantors used to go down from their stalls and unite in the middle of the church to sing them. Sundays and major feast days feature one katavasi following each ode. Katavasia are often seasonal, anticipating the next major feast. For example, the katavasia of Christmas are chanted from November 21 to the feast. On non-festal days katavasia occur after the third, sixth, eighth and ninth odes only.