| It is related to other Russian festive breads or cakes, such as the Easter kulich, or the krendel which is baked in a figure-of-eight shape to celebrate name days. |
| Traditionally the kulich is taken to be blessed at midnight mass on the eve of Easter Sunday. |
| In Russia, for example, the traditional Easter foods are a nut and fruit filled yeast cake called kulich and an accompanying sweet cheese spread called paskha. |
