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What New Year's cake, containing a hidden coin, is cut at midnight on January 1st, with slices distributed to Saint Basil, the household, and each family member?

Vasilopita (Saint Basil's cake) is a sweet bread or cake containing a hidden coin (flouri); the person who finds it is said to have good luck for the year, and the ceremony is often performed at midnight.

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