ХЛЕБ ВСЕМУ ГОЛОВА - BREAD IS THE STAFF OF LIFE

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Peoplein different parts of the globe start their day with a breakfastbread. In the past, the rules of composition and bread were a realfamily secret. There are families who still hold their own recipe. Asits role was significant, there are a lot of customs and ritualsconnected with bread.

The Russian word 'KHLEB' – хлеб comes from old-slavic form *xlÄ›bÑŠwhichis a loan word from old-germanic герм.*xlaiÆ€az. Beinga chief food in many cultures, it is considered as a source of lifeand symbol of labourAccordingto the Slavic hospitality traditions, round bread with salt cellar inthe middle of the loaf ('bread-and-salt' tradition) on theembroidered towel is presented to dear guests.
InChristianity bread plays an important role during the Liturgy whencelebrate the Eucharist,a rite derived from the narrative of the LastSupper when Jesus brokebread with his disciples
The Lord'sPrayer,for example, contains the line "Give us this day our dailybread"; here, "bread" is commonly understood to meannecessities in general.
Asfor the types of bread, we should mention The karavai (каравай)is a traditional Ukrainianand Russianbread,most often used at weddings,where it has great symbolic meaning, and has remained part of thewedding tradition in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus.
The bride and groom weregiven the  karavaias a blessing before the wedding ceremony. The  karavaiwas shared by all the wedding guests, and this was considered theculmination of the wedding.

Some  types of bread products

1. lavash 5. lepeshka	2. kalach6.  kolobok	3. plushka7. karavay	4. pechenie
8. vatrushka	9. sukharik	10. bublik	11. bulka





12. pryanik	13. pirozhok	14. krendel	15. kalitka
16. bukhanka \ 'black bread'	17. baton\ 'white bread'	18. khala	19. black 'round' bread

Theprocess of making bread is far from being easy. Besides, it requiresspecial attitude. For example, some people who bake bread told methat you should love it, talk to it while preparing and never startdoing it being angry or irritated – otherwise you won't manage.Still if you are ready to this deed, you may use one of the followingrecipes – to enjoy home-made fresh delicious and healthy bread!
Oneof the basic recipes of bread in oven
You'dneed 30 grams of yeast; 50 grams of sunflower oil; 50 grams ofmargarine; 1 egg; 80 grams of sugar; salt; flour.Toprepare the dough , take 20 grams of yeast, add some salt, sugar, 0.6liters of milk and flour, then the softened margarine and oil. Thedough should not be too thick, so control the amount of the flour,Properly mix it, knead, and leave the dough in a warm place for 12hours.0.7liters of boiled cool milk; Then add the remaining milk, yeast, saltand flour and stir well. On a greased baking sheet lay out the doughfor half an hour or more, to make the dough 'come'. Then make theloaves of dough and bake in the oven until lightly browned 
more recipes herehttp://hlebosol.info/category/gotovim/vypechka-hleba/http://rial-hleb.ru/moy-opit/kak-ispech-hleb-na-zakvaske-legko-i-byistro#ixzz2EN7l4nu4
Some idioms about BREAD
1)as for the kind of bread чёрныйхлеб — brown bread, rye breadбе́лыйхлеб — white breadдома́шнийхлеб — homemade breadчёрÑ�твыйхлеб — stale breadÑ�ве́жийхлеб — fresh-baked / newly-baked breadхлебÑ� ма́Ñ�лом — bread and butterÑ�ажа́тьхлеб (в пе́чку) — put the breadinto the oven
2)colloq.'bread' in the meaning 'living; means of subsistence', dailybreadзараба́тыватьÑ�ебе́ на хлеб — make one's bread, earn (ÉœË�n)one's livingлиши́тького́-л куÑ�ка́ хлеба — deprive smb of a livelihoodотби́тьу кого́-л хлеб — take the bread out of smb's mouth
Someset phrases

• хлебда Ñ�оль! (hlebda sol', 'bread and salt')—1)enjoy your meal! 2) welcome!
• хлебаи зре́лищ! — (give us) bread and circuses!
• хлебнаш наÑ�у́щный дай нам на Ñ�ей день (даждьнам днеÑ�ÑŒ ÑƒÑ�Ñ‚.) Ð±Ð¸Ð±Ð». — give us thisday our daily bread
• его́ Ñ…лебомне корми́ - (то́лько) дай (+ Ð¸Ð½Ñ„.) —there's nothing he likes better than (+ ger)
• да́ромхлеб еÑ�Ñ‚ÑŒ — ≈ not to be worth one's salt
• ито́ хлеб — that's at least something; that's better thannothing
• нехлебом еди́ным жив челове́к Ð±Ð¸Ð±Ð». —man cannot live by bread alone
• (от)пуÑ�ка́тьхлеб по во́дам Ð±Ð¸Ð±Ð». — cast one's breadupon the waters
• перебива́Ñ‚ÑŒÑ�Ñ�Ñ� хлеба на во́ду / кваÑ� — ≈ live from hand tomouth
• поÑ�ади́тьна хлеб и во́ду ÐºÐ¾Ð³Ð¾́-л —put smb on bread and water
• Ñ�́тонаш хлеб — it's our bread and butter

Sourceshttp://kraushka.ru/poslovici.htmlhttp://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=4&MessNum=133677&l1=1&l2=2wikipedia
main photo from www.vk.com, group 'Воины �вета'

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