La Chandeleur
On February 2nd, French people eat crêpes for la Chandeleur.
La Chandeleur
La Chandeleur is celebrated on February 2nd (40 days after Christmas). It’s also called la fête des chandelles. Like numerous celebrations in France, it originates in the Catholic religion: the presentation of Jesus to the Temple. However, it has become a family non-religious occasion. It is not a national holiday; yet, it is fun, so families – with young children particularly – all celebrate la chandeleur. At night, you make crêpes (recipe below) and try to flip them (video below) with the crêpe pan in one hand and a coin – also called un Louis d’or or un sou – on the other. If the crêpe comes back into the pan, and if you’re still holding on to the coin in your other hand, it will bring you good luck, prosperity and all kinds of good things will come your way for the whole year.
The crêpe, with its shape and color, reminds us of the sun, and that may symbolize the return of the spring as the days are getting longer in February. Of course, the round shape also looks like a coin, hence the prosperity symbol.
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Funny Crêpe link to Brian Crane Comics at Pickles. J’adore rire.
Another comic strip: crêpe or galette ?
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On La Chandeleur, French people flip crêpes – faire sauter les crêpes.
Watch these silly short videos on faire sauter les crêpes. (Nul ! means ‘no good’)
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Recette de la pâte à crêpes.
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