tirer les rois - Mot du Jour

to pick a king – French expression

Part of Le Mot du Jour | The New Year

What does the French expression ‘ tirer les rois ‘ mean? What is it all about? How is it used in a sentence?

tirer les rois — to pull, or to shoot the kings. Of course, tirer les rois doesn’t means to shoot the kings. Tirer les rois is a delicious French January 6th tradition, which consists in picking a king or a queen from the galette des rois - King’s cake that every one has for dessert January 6. There is a the little fève - a lucky charm - inside the cake.

• « C’est qui qu’a tiré les rois chez toi cette année ? Julien ou Lucie ? »
• “Who picked the king at your house this year? Julien or Lucie?”

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