MIJINK Buffet Lunch

The ACCC Ladies Committee

invites you to a

MIJINK Buffet Lunch

Armenian culture carries with it many traditions, ranging from particular foods eaten on certain holidays to procedure during events such as weddings and christenings. The sacred time known as Lent in many Christian denominations is no different. Apart from the fact that it is tradition to obstain from any type of animal product including cheese, milk and eggs for the 40 days of Lent and also the special food eaten on Easter, there is a special day known as Mijink or Median day of Lent. It symbolizes the first half of Lent that has passed.

In many Armenian households, it is tradition to bake (although most probably buy) unleavened cake and place a coin in the dough before baking.The cake used is usually Gata, a sweet, flat cake that contains Koritz, a layer of textured filling.

After baking, the cake is cut into pieces for each person in the household, leaving an extra piece for “the house.” Folklore has it that the person who receives the piece with the coin in it will have a successful year.

Happy Mijink!                                                          Entrance fee is £12.00 per person

Please book in advance:

Zabel Malas: 020-8568-2632
Zovig Haladjian: 020-8866-8666
Heghineh Bedrossian: 020-8974-6822
Mariette Nazloomian: 020-8997-4306

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