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   Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 11:54:45 JST Evan Prodromou

   Wow. So, I am yes.

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     Bruce Elrick (virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 13:30:49 JST Bruce Elrick

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     @evan Here am I like "what on Earth is Kings Day?". Even Google is not definitive for my search. Simple search mentioned Netherlands April 27. Adding Canada drove that down enough to let me figure out that Epiphany (which I'm also largely ignorant of) might/is also known as Three Kings day?

     I think I've avoided learning about all the "serious Christian" (eg Catholic, Anglican, or any of the Orthodox Christian churches, in my mind). Not that I've learned much about Protestant ones either.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 14:38:54 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Bruce Elrick

     @virtuous_sloth you got there!

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 15:38:35 JST Evan Prodromou

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     We have been getting galette des rois since we moved to Quebec. Our local bakers do the "northern French style" with apple and almond. Very nice! It feels like a good way to wrap up the season.

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cake?wprov=sfla1

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 20:30:26 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     @evan I love this tradition!

     But it makes me smile, something like this would never take off in the US: imagine biting into a slice of dessert and accidentally swallowing a small hard decorative object (the fève). There would be scores of lawsuits against bakers 😆

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jan-2025 00:41:16 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Bruce Elrick

     @virtuous_sloth I almost always include some follow-up info for my polls, so if you're not familiar with the topic, you should check the thread.

     https://cosocial.ca/@evan/113773025026619587