Twelfth Night is my favorite Seasonal Party date. The holiday madness is over and you and your friends are a little gloomy. The dance card is empty, friends are back from trips to sunny places; with no effort your party will be a hit.
For some countries, Twelfth Night is called King's Day and children receive presents in the spirit of the gifts of the Magi. In France they make a delicious Galette des Rois - a large pastry filled with frangipane, a version of almond paste somewhat like marzipan. When it's served the youngest person at the table gets to assign the slices. There is a féve, or favor, inside and whoever finds it will be king or queen for the rest of the day, wearing the crown that adorns the cake.
For my Twelfth Night party I require that everyone must come as a Wise Man, a Wise Woman or a Wise Ass. Not surprisingly this leads to insane interpretations. One of my friends had a surfeit of individual potato chip packages made by Wise (they were always on the plate with his hamburger; he would eat fries instead). He pinned the packets all over his v-neck sweater and qualified as either a Wise Man or a Wise Ass. Pinky made herself giant blingy earrings with Golda Meir on one and Albert Einstein on the other.
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| Wise Woman |
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| Wise Man |
Another friend dressed as a vintage rapper
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| Wise Guys |
(think Run DMC) in a velour gym ensemble and gold chains. I think he was being a Wise Ass but he gave me two rap mix tapes called The Hotness and I deemed him a Wise Man.
For this great party theme you get to use left over Christmas cookies, liquor, champagne, very Wise. And you can make a regifting grab bag with hilarious unwanted seasonal presents. There are many games based on this idea; tie exchange, Gift musical chairs....this turns into a truly fun party.
And please serve only Wise Potato Chips.
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