This is both one of the more specific national days and one of those that are exactly what they sound like - cinnamon-raisin bread is a type of sweet bread that has cinnamon and raisins in it.
Cinnamon is a spice that comes from the inner bark of a number of Cinnamomum trees. Cinnamon is used in savoury dishes, but it is also one of those spices that are extensively used in sweet dishes too, particularly with apples, but with other things as well. The various different Cinnamomum trees produce different types of cinnamon. One of these types is known as true cinnamon whilst the rest are commonly known as cassia. Cinnamon, when purchased, is normally either a powder or in sticks.
Raisins are dried grapes, and the meaning of the term does vary, as in some countries the word raisin is used to exclusively refer to the dried form of the large dark grape - currants are small Black Corinth grapes and sultanas large golden grapes - whilst in others the term is more general.
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