Christmas carp

Christmas carp is a traditional dish eaten on Christmas Eve in Central Europe. The fish is traditionally kept in a bathtub before preparation to remove muddy flavors and is commonly fried or served in dishes such as gefilte fish. In some regions leftover bones are placed in fruit trees to encourage spring growth and scales are carried for good luck, and some folk beliefs link the fish's head to instruments of Christ's torture and to protection against witches. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/