Another good day for a party. Shakespeare wrote a play in honor of Twelfth Night. The main things of the festa is fun and joy- Christ with us among men.
Some of the things can bé done on this day
Leaving wise men close the the stable. Giving little gifts to children no matter big or small, value it reminder of wise men bringing gifts.
Enjoy and sing- We three kings all these 12 days.
Party with diferents foods. Some countries strip Christmas decors on this day.
Making a lapbook with children, go through significance of it
. True love- Jesús on cross...
Another beautiful thing is to make a French- Galette du Rois with a small figure of King in it. Whoever get the figure will be king for the eve.
Last but not the least is The house blessings. The blessed chalk is suec to wrote the inicials of wise men with the year. We tend to follow this every year.
Some of the highlights at home:
Food table with 12 days
Galette du Rois.
Ingredients: 120gm butter, 120gm sugar, 200gm grounded Almonds, 1 egg.
First get ready all the ingredients to wrap in.
A small figure of king can bé inserted.
Cut two rounds out of puff pastry roll or made from scratch.
Rounds should be size of cake you want.
Brush with beaten egg and bake until crispy golden.
We cut little shape of pear tree and partridge to leave on top for the first day of Christmas. This time it became small.
Gifts for the day
Making Lapbook is one of the exciting part, children can spend lot of time cutting, assembling and learning the hidden meaning of 12 day song.
Out for a stroll
Both of my boys celebrate their baptism day on the Feast of Epiphany. So in total it is a very special day at home
Happy Feast of Epiphany
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