Twelfth Cake
twelfth-cake n January 6 - Epiphany - It was looked upon as the last or twelfth day of Christmas. It was a holiday and there was always a spree, dance or party or it could be a card party and dance. There was also the cake known as the "Twelfth Cake." Cakes were generally associated with C...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76296 |
| Summary: | twelfth-cake n January 6 - Epiphany - It was looked upon as the last or twelfth day of Christmas. It was a holiday and there was always a spree, dance or party or it could be a card party and dance. There was also the cake known as the "Twelfth Cake." Cakes were generally associated with Christmas and at this affair the "Twelfth Cake" would be shared by all. This "Twelfth Cake" usually consisted of several large individual cakes brought by the women of the community and everybody had a piece of one of the cakes that night. DNE-cit JH 10/73 Used Sup Used Sup Withdrawn stamped but not used |
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