The offering of grains to the dead is a custom that stays uninfected since the Paleolithic era.
The custom of the koliva is related to the worship of the goddess Demetra and the feast of the Anthysteria, and later acquires religious Christian value.
The preparation of the koliva needs patience, detail, delicacy and to-do appetite. At the same time it is a very nutritious recipe with ingredients rich in vitamins, polyunsaturated, trace elements and antioxidants!