la Chandeleur (Candlemas)
Chandeleur Island Light was created in 1896.
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la Chandeleur
Candlemas
La chandeleur is officially celebrated on Feb 2. In real life there are no celebrations, except that it is a period for cooking crêpes.
Translation: Chandeleur
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The Catholic holiday of Candlemas, on February 2nd, is a feast to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of baby Jesus. In France, this holiday is called la Chandeleur, Fête de la Lumière, or Crêpe day.
It is traditional to cook crêpes for la Chandeleur.
Leopold Simons has written: 'Contes de la chandeleur et autres temps'
It is also called "La Chandeleur" in French celebrated on February 2nd, a day when the French eat crepes, and a former pagan holiday later appropriated by the Church to celebrate the consecration of Mary forty days after the birth of Christ.