not eat meat products during Lent), and in general as food for Christians, who are forbidden to eat food from such sacrifices. However, St. Theodore Tyro appeared in the dream to Archbishop Eudoxius and advised him that the people should not eat food bought at the marketplace that day, but only boiled wheat mixed with honey. As a result, this first Saturday of Great Lent has come to be known as Theodore Saturday. Memorial services During requiem services (, Slavonic: Panikhida, Romanian: parastas), the family or friends of the departed will often prepare koliva which are placed in front of the memorial table before which the service is chanted. Memorial services are held on the third, ninth, and fortieth days after the repose of an Orthodox Christian, as well as on the one-year anniversary. In addition, there are several Soul Saturdays during the church year (mostly during Great Lent), as well as Radonitsa (on the second Tuesday after Pascha), on each of which general commemorations are made for all the departed. Funerals During the Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian and Russian Orthodox funeral services it is offered to all who attend the funeral. Commemoration of saints It is also customary in the Slavic practice on the feast of the Patron Saint of a church or of a family, or on the feast of saints of special significance to offer koliva. Instead of serving a memorial service, the koliva is set in front of an icon of the saint and a Moleben is served to that saint. In Lebanon, it is traditionally prepared by the Antiochian Orthodox community for the feast of Saint Barbara. See also Kollyvades Movement Memorial service (Orthodox) Prayer for the dead Kutia - a sweet grain pudding, traditionally served in Russian, Belarus, Ukrainian, Polish and Lithuanian cultures. Panikhida Prosphora Radonitsa Saturday of Souls Cuccìa - Sicilian sweet grain pudding, served around christmas. Notes References External links Koliva Recipe St. Nicholas Center Theodore Saturday Icon and Synaxarion Photo: Blessing koliva at the end of a Panikhida Photo: Blessing koliva on Theodore Saturday Romanian Coliva Recipe Eastern Orthodox liturgy Death customs Religious food and drink Ceremonial food and drink Funeral food and drink Balkan cuisine Bulgarian cuisine Eastern Orthodox Christian cuisine Greek cuisine Ukrainian cuisine Romanian cuisine Russian cuisine Serbian cuisine Slavic cuisine Wheat dishes Porridges Desserts