The vasilopita is a special cake, bread or pie baked for the New Year in Greece and many other areas in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, which contains a hidden coin or trinket which brings good luck to the recipient. It is associated with Saint Basil’s day, January 1, in most of Greece, but in some regions the traditions surrounding a cake with a hidden coin are attached to Epiphany or to Christmas. Similar traditions exist in Western Europe, where it is known as the King Cake or galette des rois. It is made of a variety of doughs, depending on regional and family tradition, including tsoureki. In some families, instead of dough, it is made from a custard base called galatopita. In the Thessaly region a pork-filled filo pie is made with a hidden coin. The pie is also known as chronopita meaning “New Year’s pie”.