Día de Los Reyes

Although Día de Los Reyes isn't an Austin-specific holiday that people celebrate, the fact that there are a good number of Chican@s/Latin@s/Mexican@s in Austin means that there will be quite a few celebrations going on! Some of my friends had a party at their house with tamales, black beans, rice, chocolate, and a Rosca de Reyes.



In Mexico, Día de Los Reyes is the big gift-giving holiday and the time when kids ask for toys and other presents. When the rosca is prepared, a miniature plastic baby doll is baked into the rosca. Whomever ends up getting the doll in their piece of the rosca has to throw a party on February 2nd. Unfortunately, I didn't get a shot of the rosca. Fortunately, I did not get the piece of the rosca with the doll so I don't have to throw the party!

We had good times all around with a lot of laughs, a viewing of La Bamba, and plans to start a karaoke group.