{"id":655,"date":"2021-08-20T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siendha.com\/wp\/blog\/trigu-cottu\/"},"modified":"2022-03-12T08:53:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T07:53:32","slug":"trigu-cottu","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/siendha.com\/en\/blog\/traditions\/su-trigu-cottu\/","title":{"rendered":"Su trigu cottu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From ancient origins comes the tradition of <em>su trigu cottu, <\/em>a celebratory rite for the new year that is still celebrated today in some parts of Sardinia. The main element of this tradition is wheat, a symbol of prosperity and fertility. On January 1st each year, wheat is prepared and offered as a meal to children, who are a symbol of the future, as well as to farm animals, as a wish for well-being and good fortune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ritual is very simple. It begins on the night of December 31st with the cooking of the wheat in water inside a terracotta container for about 30 minutes. The container is then placed in the center of a basket lined with straw and, after being covered with cloth, it is left to rest for the whole night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the next morning the wheat will have slowly absorbed all the water and will have become very soft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this point, the customs vary depending on where you are celebrating in Sardinia. The most common custom is that found in Sulcis and Iglesiente, where wheat is added to a bowl of hot milk and served for breakfast. The most usual one comes from Campidano and Marmilla, where <em>su trigu cottu<\/em> is seasoned with saba, a delicious mixture of cooked grapes often made in Sardinian tradition. There are also those who consume the wheat simply seasoned with oil and salt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter which custom you follow, it is a joyous way to start the year wishing each other health and prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From ancient origins comes the tradition of su trigu cottu, a celebratory rite for the new year that is still celebrated today in some parts of Sardinia. The main element of this tradition is wheat, a symbol of prosperity and fertility. On January 1st each year, wheat is prepared and offered as a meal to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":539,"template":"","blog_cat":[21],"class_list":["post-655","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog_cat-traditions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siendha.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siendha.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siendha.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siendha.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siendha.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"blog_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siendha.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_cat?post=655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}