Bread and salt

For other uses, see Bread and salt (disambiguation).
Bread and salt, a traditional greeting in some Slavic, Nordic, Baltic, Balkan, and Middle Eastern countries

Bread and salt are offered to guests in a ceremony of welcome in cultures around the world. This pair of foods is particularly significant in Slavic countries, but is also notable in Nordic, Baltic, Balkan and other European cultures as well as in Middle Eastern cultures.[1] Bread and salt as a traditional greeting remains common in Albania, Armenia, and among the Jewish diaspora. This tradition has been extended to spaceflight.[2][3]

  1. ^ Hayward, Tim (2020). Loaf Story. Hardie Grant Publishing. ISBN 9781787134782. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ Dunn, Marcia (March 17, 1995). "NASA astronaut welcomed to Mir, Russians greet American with traditional bread, salt, and bear hugs". news.google.com. The Daily Courier (Yavapai, AZ).
  3. ^ McHale, Suzy. "Ceremonies | RuSpace". suzymchale.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2017-09-22.