Feeding of the spirits
History
No one really knows why this tradition started, they just know that it has become widespread in every household, from the tiniest one room peasant cottage to the Royal Palace in the Capital city people will do this every night before they go to bed.
Execution
Some one will leave the food and drink, usually the best thing that was made in the kitchen that day, out by the front door for the spirits of the house. This is believed to ensure that the spirits stay happy in the hope that they will continue to look after the house and the family who live there.
Components and tools
The finest plate in the house is kept for this purpose, in a peasant house this could be the first wooden plate that the a child or the father of the household made but in a wealthy house this can be a fine imported plate from a far off land.
The food used is also the best made in the house that day, the best piece of the meal made for the family sacrificed for the protection of the household.
Participants
The entire household can be in attedance or only the person leaving the food. Often the oldest person or the head of the family performs the sacrifice but sometimes children are allowed to, particularly on special occassions such as their birthday or saints day.
Observance
This ritual takes place before the household goes to bed each night, almost always after nightfall, in the hope of appeasing the household spirits for another night.
Papa would let me do this, almost every night. That was my job, so I will keep doing it to keep his memory alive.
This is one of Nikolai's favourite traditions because when he was younger his father would always allow him to leave out the food.
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