Epiphany… the… Galette des Rois…
“L‘Épiphanie“…
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… the “Galette des Rois“… a cake of the kings… a symbol… of this special feast in France…
“La Galette“… the “pâte feuilletée“… the flakey puff pastry… stuffed with “frangipane” or almond paste … “composée à égale proportion d’une crème d’amandes et d’une crème pâtissière… est délicieux“…
A delicacy…
Tradition holds… that the cake is to… “tirer les rois“… or “draw the kings”… to the Epiphany…
A figurine… “la 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…
I… wore the crown…
It’s… darling…
Wishing you all…
A happy and lucky... “galette“…
Bonne fête…
à tous…
a.