Peut-être est-ce l'origine du 'King Cake' traditionnellement mangé pendant le Mardi Gras le long de la côte du Golfe des USA. Ce gâteau est un gâteau doux, recouvert de glaçage, mais il contient une petite figure d'un bébé, dit de représenter le bébé Jésus. Trouver le bébé dans le gâteau roi est bonne chance pour le reste de l'année.
"La tradition de la Galette des Rois" has been shared to the blog from the French reading exercises section of the learning library where you can find a large selection of interactive texts to help you with your reading skills. This article also has audio for you to practice your French listening skills; you can find many more listening activities in the French listening practice section.
Have you ever eaten a Galette des Rois? This famous French cake, eaten only in January, contains a surprise! Learn all about this tradition involving beans, figurines, kings and queens in the bilingual article below!
After listening to the audio, click any word for the English translation and links to related grammar lessons.
Introduction
Mais qu’est-ce que la Galette des Rois ?
Comment célèbre-t-on la Galette des Rois ?
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Comments: 3
La fève is translated above first as "charm" but later fève is translated as "fava bean". Was the fava bean also known as a charm in earlier times? I'd like to understand this more please. Merci.