LAVENDERT.COM 💜 #Repost @la.lavendert with @make_repost ・・・ The King Cake babes are live now at LAVENDERT.COM! Mardi Gras will be different for sure in quarantine, but we’re still celebrating! Who’s eating King Cake?! 👶🏾History of the King Cake👶🏼 The Mardi Gras or Carnival season officially begins on January 6th or the "Twelfth Night," also known to Christians as the "Epiphany." A seasonal tradition, The King Cake is thought to have been brought to New Orleans from France in 1870. The cake is decorated in royal colors of PURPLE which signifies "Justice," GREEN for "Faith," and GOLD for "Power," honoring the Wise Men who visited the Christ Child on Epiphany. Each cake has a prize or fève (lit. 'fava bean') such as a figurine hidden inside. After the cake is cut, whoever gets the fève wins a prize. Today, a tiny plastic baby is the fève. Each person looks to see if their piece contains the "baby." If so, then that person is named "King" for a day and bound by custom to host the next party and provide the King Cake. #lavendert #shoplavendert #lavendertdotcom #shoplavendertdotcom #mardigras #kingcake #kingcakebaby #insidebutnotforgotten https://www.instagram.com/p/CKkrg7YFKTQ/?igshid=10z7qk3fv9dj5