Bread: Legend And Lore
Bread – “The Symbol of Friendship & Hospitality.” In ancient times many cultures believed bread was a Gift from God. Live a good life and “Break Bread With Friends!
English – “Bread is the Staff of Life.”
Russian – “Bread is the symbol of friendship.”
Spanish – “All sorrows are less with bread.”
Italian – “Bread is all food, the rest is merely accompaniment.”
German – “Bread is the symbol of home and family.”
French Saying – “As good as bread.”
Danish – “Bread is better than the song of the birds.”
American Indians danced the “Bread Dance” for prosperity and good crops.
Slavic Proverb – “Without bread even a palace is sad, but with it a Pine Tree is Paradise.”
© Victoria Hart Glavin