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Brewer's: Twelfth Cake

The drawing for king and queen is a relíc of the Roman Saturnalia. At the close of this festival the Roman children drew lots with beans to see who would be king. Twelfth Day is twelve…

Brewer's: Twelfth

(The), the 12th of August. The first day of grouse-shooting. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Twelfth CakeTweedledum and Tweedledee A B C D E F G H I…