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[[Image:Orthodoxer Gottesdienst.jpg|right|thumb|Postcard, undated (ca.1916), showing an Orthodox service with the blessing of Kollyva.]]
'''Kollyva''' (Greek: ''' ''Κολλυβα,'' ''' kólliva; Serbian: ''' ''кољиво,'' ''' koljivo; Romanian: ''' ''colivă'' '''; Bulgarian: ''' ''коливо,''' '' kolivo) is an offering closely connected with the '''[[Memorial Services]]''' in Church for the benefit of one's departed.