Epiphany… the… Galette des Rois…

LÉpiphanie“…

Ancient Greek… Θεοφάνεια…

Epiphany…

Divine manifestation

“God shining through”…

“The Light”…

Christian feast 6th of January

Variable… according to different Christian traditions…

This weekend

We observed… the joyous feast of Epiphany… which commemorates the manifestation of Christ to the world..

We celebrated

By lighting candles… at our usual Church in Saint-Germain-des-Prés

We bought… theGalette des Rois… a cake of the kings… a symbol of this special feast in France

La Galette“… thepâte feuilletée“… the flakey puff pastrystuffed with “frangipane” or almond paste … “composée à égale proportion d’une crème d’amandes et d’une crème pâtissièreest délicieux“…

A delicacy

Tradition holds… that the cake is to… “tirer les rois“… or “draw the kings”… to the Epiphany

A figurinela fève“… usually made of porcelain… is hidden in the cake

The lucky person who finds the fève“… in their slice of cake… is crowned king“… and proudly wears the charming golden paper crown all day

This weekend

Iwore the crown

It’s… darling

Wishing you all

A happy and lucky... “galette“…

Bonne fête

à tous…

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