La Chandeleur -- le jour des crêpes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaWcDsP6GlKzxTmcM5iyeFrPBJ09HdGouqxZLs6caUJSa7CLRRRcwybxoeqNWFFbEpz2cBfCBCA64wd_Hne8QTbH5SYooJXO9LLwS7b_0r8N9NhrgJjw7c2gNc6JM48BF9KPxIw2Kjmo/s1600/2012+jan+15+2nd_0420+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaWcDsP6GlKzxTmcM5iyeFrPBJ09HdGouqxZLs6caUJSa7CLRRRcwybxoeqNWFFbEpz2cBfCBCA64wd_Hne8QTbH5SYooJXO9LLwS7b_0r8N9NhrgJjw7c2gNc6JM48BF9KPxIw2Kjmo/s640/2012+jan+15+2nd_0420+b-w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For this crêpe maker, every day is <em>le jour des crêpes</em>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Catholic feast day, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presentation_of_Jesus_at_the_Temple"><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">La Chandeleur</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, celebrates the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple 40 days after Christmas, on February 2nd.  It is also referred to as "Candlemas" or Candle Mass for the blessing of beeswax candles used in the church all during the year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In France the day is celebrated with crêpes which must be eaten only after 8:00pm.  If the cook can flip a crêpe while holding a coin in the other hand, the family is guaranteed a prosperous year.  The many rituals and superstitions surrounding this date include the Groundhog Day test of whether or not the little animal sees his shadow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We always have crêpes (if I am not traveling), and Holly goes out for her crêpes with friends.  I think that my photo is going to give you two days of feasts in one as Sunday (February 5) is </span><a href="http://www.nutelladay.com/"><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">World Nutella Day</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">!  I think that I will have my crêpes with bananas, Nutella, ice cream, and a little dollop of Chantilly cream.  It is after all a <u>feast</u>!  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Will you have savory or sweet crêpes?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Mouffetard</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75005, Paris </em></span></div>

La Chandeleur -- le jour des crêpes

For this crêpe maker, every day is le jour des crêpes . The Catholic feast day, La Chandeleur , celebrates the Presentation of Jesus at the ...

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