e child, the Three Wise Men decided to take a different route home, and Mary and Joseph escaped with Baby Jesus to Egypt beforehand. The circular shape represents a King's crown. The bread contains toy figurines of Baby Jesus hidden inside, symbolizing how Mary and Joseph hid the baby to escape King Herod through the desert, which is why the bread is decorated with fruits found in the desert such as the candied prickly pear cactus. Whoever finds figurine becomes the baby's protector or godfather, who will present the baby to the local church on February 2nd, and buy tamales to host a party celebrating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple (The Candelaria Feast).