On January 6th the people of Mexico celebrate the Dia de Reyes or King’s Day. Part of their tradition is to enjoy Rosca de Reyes, which is a traditional bread with a baby Jesus baked inside. Whoever finds the baby Jesus must provide tamales for their guests on February 2nd.
We bought a small loaf on the side of the road and shared it with our friends. Our new friend Liz got the baby Jesus so she will have to be in charge of tamales wherever she is on February 2nd. In Puebla they share a giant Rosca de Reyes in the Zócalo (the public square). It was a lot of big loaves edged together on many, many tables and it went on forever. The local people lined up for blocks to get a piece, a drink, and to look for baby Jesus. Three men dressed up as the Magi and everyone wanted their picture with them. Do you think you would want to find the baby Jesus in your piece?—You would have to buy all your friends tamales! You are Always in my Prayers. Love Mom.
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WO7 SKKC
1/7/2020 08:55:55 am
We are wondering if you know what the baby Jesuses made of and how did you separate it from the bread 🥖
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Diane
1/7/2020 04:41:40 pm
I don’t know what they originally were but now they are plastic....I suspect they sneak it in after and cover it with icing....new adaptation to an old tradition.
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W7S AABT
1/7/2020 08:59:48 am
Was the bread sweet like a banana bread or was more of a dry bread?
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Diane
1/7/2020 04:42:21 pm
If you’ve ever had a cinnamon bun it is that kind of texture but no cinnamon.
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W70 CS
1/7/2020 09:00:23 am
What was in the food
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Diane
1/7/2020 04:42:37 pm
What food?
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W7S TW
1/7/2020 09:00:23 am
What is the significance of February 2nd?
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Diane
1/7/2020 04:45:01 pm
They claim it was the day the three wisemen or magi visited baby Jesus
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W7S BS
1/7/2020 09:02:28 am
In the third photo are they dressed up as the three kings?
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Diane
1/7/2020 04:45:33 pm
You are absolutely right.
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WO7 TL EJ AB ZP
1/7/2020 09:02:53 am
Could you maybe explain more about the baby Jesus
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Diane
1/7/2020 05:09:38 pm
When I was young my Mom used to put a nickel in our birthday cake and it was considered good luck for whoever found it. They don’t do that anymore—it is probably considered a chocking hazard.
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4EB (4 Elma Beyer)
1/7/2020 09:37:59 am
It looks like you are having a great trip so far. The tortillas looked delicious and fun to make, but we were wondering what the green cactus looking thing was on the inside? We were also wondering what kids of games the kids play in Mexico? Maybe we could learn to play some of their games. When you were in the boat we noticed that there was a motorcycle helmet on board. What was it for? Ray and Diane, do you think you would like to try the human flying windmill? We would be nervous to try. Do you know what all of the pinatas (that were hanging along the street) were filled with? We are hoping they were filled with candy! It would be fun to learn Spanish and how to say things like "Happy New Year." We hope you enjoy the rest of your trip and we are looking forward to learning more from you and your adventures.
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Ray
1/7/2020 05:08:11 pm
The green in the taco was the Pad of the Prickly Pear Cactus.
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W7S CEMR
1/9/2020 08:59:44 am
How much money did it cost to buy a loaf of bread
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Ray
1/9/2020 06:18:13 pm
The small loaf we bought was 30 pesos (about $2.00 Canadian)
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WF KB
1/9/2020 09:23:24 am
We love cinnamon buns so we think we would like the bread.
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Ray
1/9/2020 06:19:14 pm
The strips were dried fruit.
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W2B
1/13/2020 07:15:11 am
We have been learning about Rosca des Reyes in social studies. It looked like in the square the rosca des reyes was HUGE. How many people would you say came out to the square that day? 200- 300 people?
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Diane
1/13/2020 06:27:27 pm
They estimated 7000 people had cake that day.
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