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Why do we eat this in Epiphany?

Godislove_Godislove_
edited December 1969 in Coptic Orthodox Church
Hi all,
So I've been going to every grocery store around my area and at this time, I see oolaas. And everybody tells me they eat it for Epiphany. However, i do not know why its a big tradition, can anybody help me?

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  • [Deleted User]
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  • Godislove_Godislove_
    I know right, but i do not know what's its english word.  ???
  • minatasgeelminatasgeel
    Ol-as gets cooked by being soaked and boiled in water.
    Asp that is sugar cane is planted into a lot of water.
    Both remind us of baptism.
  • Godislove_Godislove_
    Oh thanks, but do you know what's the english term for it?
  • TITLTITL
    I think of olas as green potatoes.

    Before cooking the olas, one would have to peel off the dark brown outer layer, resulting in a white vegitable (purity). After peeling the olas, one would clean it really really well under water (baptism), then cook it. Some cooks finish off by dunking the olas in tomato sauce (myron).

    Warning: this information was not passed down to me. I made it up using my mother's recipe and common sense.
  • Godislove_Godislove_
    Thank you TITL, i totally get it now!
  • ilovesaintmarkilovesaintmark
    We eat our Kolkas with green sauteed kusbara (green coriander leaves).  We don't use tomato sauce.
    The reason we eat Kolkas is so that we wake up with our Ra's (head, calvarium, skull).
  • ilovesaintmarkilovesaintmark
    TITL,

    I think that was a bit of stretch with the tomato sauce equating with the myron.
  • Amoussa01
    in english it is called, "Taro-root"
  • ilovesaintmarkilovesaintmark
    What's a Taro?  What does the actual plant look like?  Does it look like a turnip plant?
  • KiroliesKirolies
    Kolkas is grown underground. It is slightly poisonous before it's cooked and then becomes purified when it's boiled. It's also white from the inside. This relates a lot to baptism if you connect the dots.
  • ilovesaintmarkilovesaintmark
    That's the ticket, Kirolies.  Thank you.
  • TITLTITL
    To be honest with you ilovesaintmark, I also felt like I was pushing it with the Myron. I was hoping no one would notice.
    Thank you for noticing. Next time, just nod and smile.
  • f753789f753789
    [quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=10496.msg127463#msg127463 date=1295493092]
    We eat our Kolkas with green sauteed kusbara (green coriander leaves).  We don't use tomato sauce.
    The reason we eat Kolkas is so that we wake up with our Ra's (head, calvarium, skull).

    hahahaha!
    As a child I grew up thinking "am I really going to wake up without my head??" and I would actually lose sleep over it! I dont like olas and my parents have always tried to make me eat it by telling me that. For my own safety I used to eat one piece to guarantee the existence of my head in the morning lol... oh how I miss my innocent, simple years...
  • ilovesaintmarkilovesaintmark
    I think you need a bit more garlic in the sautee.  It makes it better.  There's also the difference of aldente and mushy.  I like it both ways.

    I don't know how I am able to type because I did not have kolkas.  I was away from my family and I am like the Headless Horseman.  I haven't been able to get anything done in the last two days.
  • f753789f753789

    [quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=10496.msg127602#msg127602 date=1295552995]
    I think you need a bit more garlic in the sautee.  It makes it better.  There's also the difference of aldente and mushy.  I like it both ways.

    I don't know how I am able to type because I did not have kolkas.  I was away from my family and I am like the Headless Horseman.  I haven't been able to get anything done in the last two days.


    hahaha me too!!  :D
    My mom does put garlic and it tastes good,  I only eat the sauce. It tastes a lot like molokheya.
    I just dont like how the olas is mushy.
  • Cyril97Cyril97
    Honestly, I never liked it, but I ate it out of tradition until this year. I actually ate some yesterday,
    and liked it. I thankfully DID wake up with my head.
    I think i'll have some now.
    Anyways, here is a video, about 2min that explains exactly the religious point of view for eating this.
    I highly think that pope Shenouda approved it. It is arabic, but even I understand it. (I don't know arabic)
    Either way, here it goes http://www.christian-dogma.com/vb/showthread.php?t=68736.
    Cyril
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  • Cyril97Cyril97
    I KNOW, RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
  • ilovesaintmarkilovesaintmark
    Was anyone able to detect the genders of the two vegetable beings?  Was one male and the other a female?
  • TITLTITL
    The one with the retarded voice is male (Asab) and the pretty, nice Olas is female. A two-year old could figure it out.
  • Cyril97Cyril97
    LOL
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