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Butter Lamb

The butter lamb, also known as a buttered lamb, is a traditional butter sculpture accompanying the Easter meal for many Slovenian and Polish Catholics. Butter is shaped into a lamb either by hand or in a lamb-shaped mould. Frequently the eyes are represented by peppercorns and a white banner with a red cross on a toothpick is placed on its back. (via jokestress)