Kornigou are cakes baked in the shape of antlers to commemorate the god of winter shedding his "cuckold" horns as he returns to his kingdom in the Otherworld.[1] This tradition is typically upheld in Celtic households in Brittany and is enacted during Samhain (Halloween). It is a distinctly Pagan tradition which continues to this day.
The kornigou cake was made by the ancient Celts, over 2000 years ago[dubious ]. It is traditionally made of fruit and spices.
References
- ^ Kondratiev, Alexei. "Samhain: Season of Death and Renewal". An Tríbhís Mhór: The IMBAS Journal of Celtic Reconstructionism. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
Additional reading
- Michel Duval (1982). Foires et marchés en Bretagne à travers les siècles. Editions Breizh hor bro.
- Bro Nevez: Newsletter of the U.S. Branch. The Branch. 1988.
- Jean François Marie Maurice Agathe Le Gonidec (1847). Dictionnaire français-breton de Le Gonidec: enrichi d'additions et d'un Essai sur l'histoire de la langue bretonne. L. Prud'homme.
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