How bread define ourselves, immigrants and their breads, Bread has been offered as a sacrifice to God (and in previous times to the gods. Some religions believe that consecrated bread is God. In the Middle East a hungry man will kiss a piece of bread given him as alms and an invocation is murmured before kneading the dough. In a large number of countries, people consider bread to be so precious that it is a sin to waste it. There are also many superstitions about what happens when a crumb drops out of your mouth (death comes in a week) or when a loaf is cut at both ends (the devil will fly over your house)!

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