La Fête des Rois

What date is 'La Fête des Rois'?

• le 1er janvier

• le 25 décembre

• le 6 janvier

• le 14 juillet

The festival which takes place on this day is called...

• Assumption

• Advent

• Pentecost

• Epiphany

'La Fête des Rois' commemorates ...

• the arrival of the 3 Kings

• the birth of Jesus

• the feast day of St Lucy

• the feast day of St Thomas

In France they celebrate with a 'Galette des Rois' which is...

• a costume

• a dance

• a song

• a cake

To decide who gets which piece of cake someone goes under the table! Who?

• The youngest person present

• The oldest person present

• The person with a birthday in January

• Someone holding a dog

Hidden inside the cake is a figure called...

• 'une fève'

• 'une galette'

• 'un petit pois'

• 'un bonhomme de neige'

Whoever finds the 'fève' ...

• has to do the washing up

• can't eat any more cake

• is king or queen for the day

• has to sing a song

Also, whoever finds the 'fève' wears ...

• a silly hat

• a crown

• a scarf

• new socks

Nowadays the 'fève' is a ceramic figure but originally was...

• a dried bean

• a coin

• a sugar lump

• a spoon

The cake is made of ...

• almond paste and pastry

• dried fruit and marzipan

• sponge and marzipan

• sponge and icing