Hot Cross Bun
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<holidayfyi-glossary slug="hot-cross-bun"></holidayfyi-glossary>A spiced sweet bun marked with a white cross on top, traditionally eaten in Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on Good Friday, with the cross symbolising the Crucifixion and the spices recalling those used to embalm Christ's body. The buns contain raisins or currants and are flavoured with cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, and folk traditions held that hot cross buns baked on Good Friday would never go mouldy and could protect the home — illustrating the magical-religious status accorded to holiday foods in folk belief.