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Michink – Median Day of Lent

What is Mid-Lent – Michink?  

  • Michink falls on a Wednesday.

  • It is not a feast day.

  • The same Wednesday Lenten services are performed on this day.

  • Michink is celebrated during the middle of lent to encourage people to persevere until the end of lent.

  • During this celebration, women would insert a coin into a pastry (gata or pagharch) and whoever receives the slice (of pastry) with the coin in it would receive good luck.

  • A special sandwich, Michink Koutap, is also prepared on this day.
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Michink pastry preparation
Michink pastries


 









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