The three Magi before Herod. Stained glass by an unknown French artist, early 15th century, restored by F. Pivet in 1999. Now in the Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris.
Casca de reis 🍰 a cake made of marzipan stuffed with candied sweet potato, candied egg yolk or pumpkin. It's made in the shape of a ring, a snake or another animal, and accompanied with dragée almonds, dried fruit, anise sweets, candied pumpkin and other candied fruits.
The casca is from the Valencian Country, where it's eaten on Three Wise Men Day (January 6th, the day we get the Christmas presents brought by the Three Wise Men), traditionally either brought by godparents as a gift for their godchildren or as a gift left by the Three Wise Men. Families can choose either this casca de reis or the other traditional dessert for the holiday, tortell de reis.
This recipe is documented since at least the year 1520, when it appears in the recipe book Llibre del Coc by Mestre Robert. The word "casca" (in diminutive, "casqueta") already appears in a list of sweets that are part of a poem by in Jaume Roig's famous book Espill, published in 1460.
1st photo and information from Tasta'l d'ací project about traditional Valencian cuisine.
"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger."
JOKE-OGRAPHY:
In the story this cartoon is based on, the three wise men are traveling to see the newborn Jesus, believing Him to be the new King of the Jews according to some astronomical prophecy. On the way there, they stop to see Herod, the current king of the Jews, who's disturbed by the news that there's a new king. He asks the wise men to come back to him once they find this "new king" so he can also go and do Him homage, but his actual intentions are to send soldiers to kill Jesus once he knows His location. The wise men don't catch onto his evil scheme, but after they find Jesus and share gifts with Him, they're warned in a dream to return home by another way so Herod can't figure out exactly where Jesus is. In this cartoon, Herod's scheme is slightly less subtle.
Guys! 🤩 AAAHHH I got a few Mario related presents today! And I felt like sharing them with you because I'm so HAPPY! 😭✨
First I got this cute notebook, it's so adorable! 😍 As a writer I've ALWAYS loved notebooks, so I'm really happy to have a new little thingy to take notes for the Mario fanfics I want to write 🤭📒✨
Look at the inside! 🤩 I love that the inner lid shows the power-ups, and also that the bros are in the pages, high-fiving and being the amazing team we know they are, they're sooo cute! 😭❤💚✨
I also got this beautiful calendar that I already hung on my wall, isn't it adorable?? 😍
This is the back side with the pictures of each month, and yes, it included a poster that I'll soon hang on my walls as well! 😍✨
Isn't it lovely AAAAHHH I love this so so much! 😭
But more importantly: look at the picture of January!!! 😍😍😍
IT'S THEM AAAAAAHHH IT'S OUR FAVORITE BROTHERS EVER 😭😭😭 SWEET CUTE BABIES OMG I LOVE THEM SO SO MUCH 😭😭😭💚❤✨
And last but not least... look what I GOT AAAHH
I wasn't expecting this. Like, AT ALL. I've been wanting to try this game for a few months now, since I saw Kitty Mario in the movie, and I just can't believe I'll finally have the chance to play as Cat Mario and Luigi and Peach and Toad AAAAAHHHH I can't wait to see them all in their cat forms!!! 😭😭😭
Also, look at that beautiful Super Mario Bros. Wonder wrapping paper! 😍 It's so BEAUTIFUL! 😭 I'm obviously keeping it 🤭💖
Man, I'm just ELATED I got all these Mario presents this festive season! 🥹 Can't wait to start using the notebook, and obviously to try the game!!! 😭😭😭 AAAHHH THE HAPPINESS ✨
I shared on my Instagram account all my Mario related presents together, including the ones I got on December 25th. And btw, I also happen to be a reader and have a Bookstagram account, so in case you're curious, you can see here all the new books I also got today! 🤭📚✨
I might be a grown-up adult, but man, I enjoy every January 6th as if I were still five years old 🥹
I'll still be busy for the rest of the day, so I'll catch up with everything tomorrow! See ya, dear friends! 💖
The Three Caballeros as the Three Wise Men along with their nephews as shepherds visiting the Savior - Duckverse in History - My Version
"And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh."(Matthew 2:11)
I haven't done Three Caballeros for a long time, but since the survey showed me to draw Three Caballeros, it will be.
Yes, in the Bible, more precisely in the New Testament and the Gospel according to Matthew, three wise men (according to some three kings) who are supposedly astrologers and magicians, went to visit the Holy Land to bring gifts to the Savior, that is, Jesus Christ who was born in Bethlehem, in stable, swaddled in a manger by his mother Mary. The three wise men brought them gold, incense, and myrrh. And those wise men are called Gaspar (or Caspar), Melchior, and Balthasar. The symbolism of the three is very well known so I used that for our heroes the Three Caballeros to be in those roles. Except in the Bible, they are not mentioned anywhere else, so it is uncertain who is who. Donald is Gaspar and wears gold, Panchito is Melchior and wears myrrh and Jose is Balthazar who wears incense, at least in my version or how they play the part. And they take it to the Savior Jesus Christ. I drew them wearing traditional clothing as worn at the time of Jesus' birth (1st century BC and 1st century AD) in Judea, in the Middle East. Donald is said to be from Persia, Panchito is from Yemen or Arabia, and Jose Carioca is from Ethiopia, which is where the three wise men supposedly came from.
Besides them, I also drew their nephews, Donald's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck and Jose's nephews Zico and Zeca Carioca as shepherds, that is, they play the role of shepherds. Luke's Gospel from the New Testament mentions that the angels told the shepherds to come and worship the Savior and the shepherds went to the Savior and worshiped him. So both Donald's and Jose's nephews will go and they are wearing shepherd's clothing as worn at the time (yes even though they are teenagers and these versions are from my version of the Quack Pack, they are still wearing the clothing of Jesus' time). There are also sheep and lambs from the Middle East accompanying them, and the wise men riding a camel and an elephant standing behind them. And there is the Angel Duck (to take from Donald's Better Self who is Donald's conscience and Donald's guardian angel) who leads them to the manger where the Lord Jesus Christ is. Glory to God who was born and who came to save us from our sins! Amen.
And I'm sorry if I offended you with something and it's not my intention to do so, this is just a drawing and some alternative and playing cosplay. Yes, the Three Wise Men are celebrated on January 6, ending the Christmas season, and with this I also marked the 800th anniversary of the Christmas Nativity tradition, which was introduced by the Catholic saint Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan order, who did it in 1223. Once again I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as well as a Happy Epiphany! And sorry about some things I did wrong in this drawing and just to say that I am a believer and I believe in God the Savior! And yes, I'm not the only one who drew the Three Caballeros as the Three Wise Men, there are already those drawings on the subject, I just did it in my own way.
I hope you like this drawing and feel free to like and reblog this!
Tonight (January 5th), the Three Wise Men will be arriving to every town and city. Their arrival is celebrated with a parade where children go to greet them. Tonight, children must go to sleep early, after leaving some sweets and drink for the Three Wise Men and their camels. When they wake up tomorrow, they'll find the presents that the Three Wise Men left for them.
Photo: arrival of the Three Wise Men in Alcoi, central Valencian Country. Photo by Comunitat Valenciana.