„Jedz, laleczko…”, czyli o zaświatowym charakterze niektórych potraw

The article describes the ritual function of the funeral ritual of feeding the ancestors and the foods associated with it, such as bread, cake, fruit, honey, milk, alcohol, and lentils. On the example of Adam Mickiewicz’s Dziady [Forefathers’ Eve], the author shows the sense and meaning of the food of the dead and the act of “feeding” the spirits. On the other hand, the use of fairy tales is intended to extract additional information about the foods (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, cabbage, meat) and their role in the text.