7 weeks and counting
I’ll be in New Orleans 49 days from today. I can’t wait!!
After way too much Christmas sale shopping (75% off at Target!), I came home to find a box outside my apartment door. Imagine my delight when I opened it and found this:
Mini King Cakes from Randazzo’s Camellia City Bakery. A post-Christmas, pre-Mardi Gras gift from Lisa. Thank you!!
A close-up:
So tasty!!!
Tags:food, Mardi Gras
You didn’t eat them yet did you????? Not suppose to until 12th Night!! ;)
Looks yummy – you have four days to go – one for each day :)
I have not eaten mine yet! :o) I’m tempted…. Can’t wait to see you guys!
Oops – sorry but you have to wait one more night to eat those yummy King cakes: see below
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night is a holiday on January 5 that marks the 12th and final night of the Christmas season. Twelfth Night is the eve before the twelfth day of Christmas or the Epiphany celebration, which commemorates the adoration of the Magi before the infant Jesus.
After Twelfth Night the Carnival season starts, which lasts through Mardi Gras. In some places such as New Orleans, Louisiana, the night of January 6 with the first Carnival celebrations is called Twelfth Night.
In some places, Twelfth Night celebrations include food traditions such as the king cake or tortell.