In New Orleans, Twelfth Night is also the beginning of the Carnival season. Most people still don't take down their Christmas trees till after Twelfth Night. We put babies in King Cakes now, not beans, and it's considered bad luck to eat King Cake before Epiphany (it is said to cause rain on Mardi Gras Day). I'm going to pick my King Cake up right now!
In New Orleans, Twelfth Night is also the beginning of the Carnival season. Most people still don't take down their Christmas trees till after Twelfth Night. We put babies in King Cakes now, not beans, and it's considered bad luck to eat King Cake before Epiphany (it is said to cause rain on Mardi Gras Day). I'm going to pick my King Cake up right now!