Marzipan pig
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A marzipan pig, an example of a typical "almond present"
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The marzipan pig is a traditional German and Scandinavian confectionery consisting of marzipan shaped as a pig.
During Jul, a tradition is to eat porridge; a single almond is hidden in the porridge. Whoever finds the almond receives a marzipan pig as a prize.[1]
In Germany, marzipan pigs are given at New Year's for good luck (Glücksschwein).[2]
Sometimes marzipan pigs are awarded as prizes to those who find an almond in their Risalamande.
In popular culture
The Marzipan Pig (1986, ISBN 0-374-34859-6) is a children's book by Russell Hoban. The story was filmed as one of the HBO Storybook Musicals. It was also on the list of programs broadcast by ABC Television.
Posankka is a hybrid marzipan pig–rubber ducky statue in Turku, Finland near the University of Turku.[3]
