Hot cross buns

Like many traditions associated with Christianity, hot cross buns were originally a pagan rite which the Church adopted and reinvented for itself. The cross originally represented the four quarters of the moon. The association with the Christian cross seems to date back no further than the 14th century. It is said that a hot cross bun baked on Good Friday will never go mouldy, but that's probably because they're so yummy that they never get the chance!