CANDLEMAS: RELIGION AND COOKERY
Par Mary, lundi 9 février 2009 à 16:07 :: L'Ecole de Français

On February 2nd France celebrates Candelmas or the Feast of Flames. It dates back to the polytheistic worship of Romans, who celebrated Lupercus, the god of fertility, and organized a procession with candles. Then the Christians changed the meaning of this feast, which they associated with the purification of the Virgin Mary after the birth of Jesus.
According to the French tradition, crêpes must be prepared on Candelmas day. In order to ward off bad luck, they must be cooked in a pan while keeping a coin in the other hand and then be garnished with sugar, vanilla, chocolate, etc…
The cookery courses at Inflexyon allow you to learn how to prepare crêpes and many other recipes linked with French culture.
To get further information, you can connect to the website of the French school Inflexyon and to the forum of the French courses.
Recipe: http://cuisine.elle.fr/elle/elle-a-tablePartager

LA CANDELORA : RELIGIONE E CUCINA