Friday, January 6, 2012

Rosca de Reyes

January 6 is Ephinany aka Three Kings Day. It's a big day in Mexico and is when the children traditionaly receive their Christmas gifts. This cake is eaten by almost every family in Mexico! This is a picture of Karen holding one of the hundreds of these cakes sold in the grocery stores. Beside her is her good friend Maureen, who in another life lives in Campbell River, and Gail.
Here is Maureen cutting the first piece. Baked inside is a small ceramic Baby Jesus. This cake also had a Mary and Joseph. Tradtionally the person who cuts the piece with the Baby has to thow a party on Feb 2 providing tamales to everyone who attends the cake cutting.

Guess who cut the piece with the baby? Me!! (Marg) Karen tells me that unless we come back to host the party she and Gail will have to do it! Hummmm Can we manage another Mexican holiday?

Some of the neighbours eating cake after a serious game of water volleyball!

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