Today is Mardi Gras, which is French for "Fat Tuesday." The celebration has become an excuse for the religious and non-religious alike to imbibe all sorts of "evils" generally avoided during the Lenten Season, which begins tomorrow with Ash Wednesday. Although popular during Christmas in some parts of the world, the King Cake is also associated with Mardi Gras celebrations. In fact, some cultures enjoy a King Cake season from Epiphany through Mardi Gras. The King Cake, which represents the biblical three kings who brought gifts to the newborn Jesus on Epiphany, is my favorite part of Mardi Gras. I became determined to find myself a piece of said cake today. However, because there was not a single piece to be found in the law school, I had to buy a whole cake. I now have quite a bit of leftover cake in my fridge.
