It's "Day of the Kings"... and it doesn't mean Pelé and Elvis Day. This is how we name the Epiphany in Portugal and Brasil, a rough translation of Dia dos Reis, to celebrate the 6th January.
In Portugal we have a typical cake called... Bolo Rei (king cake), but here in France you can't escape the Galette des Rois (called Gâteau des Rois in Provence region) which should be accompanied with cider.
The tradition says that these kind of cakes should have a trinket or a bean hidden inside, and the person who gets the piece of cake with this "lucky charm" should be rewarded: in Portugal the lucky winner pays the cake, in France this same person becomes king (or queen) for a year!
I wonder if french history is based on a cake! :-P
Of course we like to follow the typical traditions, and it was with great "sacrifice" that we had a nice galette and cider. And Cris found the "lucky charm"! Oh well... I won't get the crown.
Cheers to you all! Santé!
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