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Astronauts have been welcomed into space with bread and salt
The ancient Slavic welcome has followed crews to the Mir and International Space Station, where arriving crews have been greeted with bread and salt.
Read the full story: Bread and Salt: The World's Oldest Welcome
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The Salt Almanac. (2026, November 8). Astronauts have been welcomed into space with bread and salt. https://saltalmanac.com/did-you-know/space-bread-and-salt
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Original sources
- Wikipedia. Bread and salt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_salt