[SuziQ]

In New Orleans, Epiphany is the start of Mardi Gras! Between now and midnight on Fat Tuesday, folks will attend parties at which will be served King Cake. The modern iteration of this Twelfth Night Cake is more like a coffee cake, and instead of a bean or pea, the baker hides a plastic Baby Jesus. Whoever get s the Baby Jesus, has to host the next party. ;o)

Before we started our remodel, several years ago, we had a Twelfth Night Party every year, and I always got Mardi Gras decorations, beads, etc. Folks around here don't celebrate it.

Since the living room is piled with packed boxes, we can't have more than 6 or 8 folks over at a time, cause that's all we have room for in our kitchen and den right now. I doubt seriously we'll have it cleaned out by THIS Mardi Gras, and I truly hope that by NEXT Mardi Gras, we'll be living back down in MS, where they know from Mardi Gras!

[Salvation]

I didn’t realize this about the connection with Epiphany and Ash Wednesday — the beginning of Lent. Wow!