314/365 St Martin's Day goodie

Tomorrow is St Martin's Day, a major day for kids where I live. St Martin is remembered for is his sharing his cloak with a beggar. The children get to walk with little lanterns, following St Martin on his horse, have a bonfire, and then visit the neighbours and local shopkeepers and sing songs about St Martin, which serve as hints to remind the neighbours that sharing is good for your soul - and they can then practice their generosity right away by giving the children sweets. :D

I had hoped to give you a photo of the parade of our local kindergarten, but it was too dark, all my pics are very blurry.

So instead, here's a photo of a typical St Martin's Day goodie, which you can get in bakeries here from October to mid-November.

I traditionally treat myself to this goodie a few times each season. :D

Nowadays, he often comes without the pipe, when someone overprotective deems it an invitation to smoke, but for me it's all wrong when there's no pipe, so I only buy them with one. :D

Also, the pipes are supposed to be functional, that is, if you're lucky they are really hollow (occasionally, though, the tiny pipe is blocked by some excess of clay) - you can use them for soap bubbles, for example. :D