Concerning the custom of making hot cross buns, “with their shiny brown tops marked by a... cross, ” the book Easter and Its Customs states:“ The cross was a pagan symbol long before it acquired everlasting significance from the events of the first Good Friday, and bread and cakes were sometimes marked with it in pre - Christian times. ”
Par ieražu cept Lieldienu maizītes, ” uz kuru spīdīgajām, brūnajām virspusēm uzvilkts.. krusts ”, grāmatā Easter and Its Customs (Lieldienas un to ieražas) teikts: ” Krusts bija pagānisks simbols ilgi pirms tam, kad pirmās Lielās piektdienas notikumi piešķīra krustam nezūdošu nozīmi; pirmskristietības laikā dažkārt šī zīme bija uzvilkta uz maizes un kūkām. ”