Happy Belated Three Kings Day

Now I understand why the Three Wise Men were hanging out in the mall AFTER Christmas (previous post). I thought they just hadn't gotten a calendar last Christmas, but as it turns out they were getting ready for their big day. January 6th is Three King's day in Mexico. Apparently kids open some of their Christmas gifts on this day which suggests that Mexican children are more patient than I thought. You also eat a kind of cake similar to shortcake. It has a small plastic figure cooked into it. The figure is hidden in the cake to symbolize Baby Jesus being hidden from King Herod's army. If you get the figure in your piece and you manage not to choke to death, you have to throw a party on the 2nd of February.

I have long thought that Mexicans are remarkably skilled at coming up with new reasons to have a party, but this one has all the other plans beat. Not only is Three King's Day a huge party, but then somebody is sure to find the baby Jesus figure and then they have to hold a party. Am I the only one or do you see a pattern here?

After a movie with a friend on Saturday, I got some pictures of the the fair downtown for Three King's Day.