Finlande
Cathedrale St Nicolas
Series of 15, Monuments of Europe

Feve

Cathedrale St Nicolas
Made in France

Helsinki, Finland
Porcelain
3/4 x 7/8 inch

Feves are baked in a cake for Twelfth Night (Three Kings Night or Epiphany); the person who finds it becomes king of the feast. The name feve is the word for "bean" and originally beans were baked in the cake, but since around 1960 it has been ceramic trinkets. If there are two, one is for a king and one for a queen.

This Cathedral of St Nicolas is in Helsinki, Finland.

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