{"id":1889,"date":"2011-12-08T00:53:58","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T00:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2011-12-08T00:53:58","modified_gmt":"2011-12-08T00:53:58","slug":"tradition-the-13-desserts-of-new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/1889\/tradition-the-13-desserts-of-new-years-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"Tradition: The 13 New Year&#039;s Eve desserts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2011\/12\/13desserts.jpg.webp\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/12\\\/13desserts.jpg&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1890 lazyload\" title=\"13 desserts\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2011\/12\/13desserts-202x300.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2011\/12\/13desserts-202x300.jpg.webp 202w, https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2011\/12\/13desserts-337x500.jpg.webp 337w, https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2011\/12\/13desserts.jpg.webp 356w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 202px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 202\/300;\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/12\\\/13desserts-202x300.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/12\\\/13desserts-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/12\\\/13desserts-337x500.jpg 337w, https:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/12\\\/13desserts.jpg 356w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mediterranean tradition of 13 desserts, which must be included on the New Year&#039;s Eve menu, originated in Provence. It continues today in this part of France and also in the Nice region. Tradition claims that one should taste a little of each of these desserts to ensure luck and fortune for the coming year. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A bit of history<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Les Proven\u00e7aux, lorsqu\u2019ils se rendaient \u00e0 la messe de minuit, devaient laisser leur porte non barr\u00e9e et placer dans des assiettes les restes du repas, pour que les anges et les d\u00e9funts puissent venir s\u2019y restaurer. Les 13 desserts de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/\">Christmas<\/a> font partie de cette tradition du \u00ab\u00a0Lou Gro Soupa\u00a0\u00bb (Le gros souper) qui se d\u00e9roule g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement juste avant la messe de minuit.<br \/>\n<strong>The tradition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Much less ancestral than one might think, the tradition of 13 desserts only appeared in Marseille at the end of the 19th century.<sup>e<\/sup> century, taking up a custom from the 17th<sup>e<\/sup> century. Over the years, the list of desserts has seen some variations, from one region to another.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The symbols<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plusieurs pr\u00e9tendent que le nombre 13 fait r\u00e9f\u00e9rence \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/characters\/jesus\/\">Jesus<\/a> avec ses 12 ap\u00f4tres. Trois nappes de taille d\u00e9croissante doivent recouvrir la table du R\u00e9veillon, pour symboliser la Trinit\u00e9. Elles serviront aussi pour les deux repas du 25 d\u00e9cembre.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 13 desserts on the New Year&#039;s Eve table must include the following ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dried, fresh and candied fruits, breads, dates, calissons d&#039;Aix, quince jam, milk cakes, almond crunchies, biscotins, oreillettes, pine nut cakes, hazelnuts, Cachat (Ventoux cheese), fromage frais, and papillotes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mediterranean tradition of 13 desserts, which must be included on the New Year&#039;s Eve menu, originated in Provence. It is still practiced today in this part of France and also in the Nice region. 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