And the finished meal of #Pita #SpinachPie #Aromanian #Vlach #baking #cooking

Happy New Year!

A tradition my grandmother taught me was to make a spinach pie on January 1. Hiding (boiled) coins and a cross inside the filling, when the top crust is on, it becomes a game to pick a piece with a coin or cross for good luck and health in the new year.

The first guest in the home gets a dollar coin.

I had a great aunt who used to make a lot of visits to relatives on Jan 1 for that coin.

#HappyNewYear #spinachpie #Aromanian
#Vlach
#HappyNewYear2023

I've often been asked if I have Polish ancestors. Nope. I do have Aromanian grandparents, from Albania and Greece. Aromanians are an ethnic and linguistic minority. They are often called Vlachs.

#Aromanian #Vlach #Poland #Greece #CEE #Europe