Food is always a part of family traditions and special celebrations. Whether it a special cake that mom makes every year for our birthday or a roast turkey with bread stuffing for a Thanksgiving Day meal, some of our favorite memories include the food we share with friends and family. I was reminded of this when I received the following note from my friend, Cindy, who has just moved to Moscow: “As we got off the bus, someone was passing around a plate of bread with a dish of salt in the middle. The “Bread and Salt” ceremony is a Russian tradition of welcome – the bread stands for the welcome (or for hospitality) and the salt stands for everl...
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