By the end of the 4th Century such pagan festivals were
forbidden and were replaced with a religious one. The Magi:
Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar were elevated to the rank of "kings"
and the "Feast of the Kings" was celebrated on the 6th
January.
The Tradition of the Cake with a "feve" or bean in, comes from the
Chapter of Canons at Besancon. In the 14th Century they would put a
"feve" in some bread, and whoever got the "feve" would become the
new head of the Chapter. The "feve" is a symbol of fertility and is
also a recollection of the gifts offered to the Son of God by the
Magi. The oak leaf crown (the leaves that used to adorn the crowns
of French Kings and Emperors) is worn by the finder of the "feve"
in the "Galette des Rois".
Cassandra designed the Epiphany bracelet telling the story of the Wise Men: composed of "cups" of Myrrh and Frankincense and a chest of Gold, with each section being linked by a triple link from which a guiding star, "feves" in the form of crowns (and other charms) can be attached.
Cassandra saw the symbolism of the Three Kings being like godparents, bearing gifts to a new born child and led by the star. Her own bracelets (often worn as a necklace) have silhouettes of her children, Alice Letters of their initials and Epiphany crowns hanging from them!
