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Candlemas

On 2 February, Candlemas Day ! It's time to make pancakes and eat them of course, but do you know the origins and customs about this gourmet feast? Here's a quiz to answer all your questions.

1 - Candlemas is the last Christmas party.

A) True .
B) is false.

2 - What comes in the form of pancakes?
A) The Sun.
B) Moon.
C) Nothing. It's just a form of pancake!

3 - The word comes from Candlemas:
A) Candle.
B) was the name of the former Breton crepes.
C) was the name of a Roman god celebrated on that date.

4 - To pass the pancakes, the pan must be hot enough to sizzle a drop to water.
A) True.
B) is false.

5 - What should you take in hand to make the first crêpe?
A) A coin or gold object.
B) A grain of wheat.
C) A tooth.

6 - A Candlemas, the fritters are also honored.
A) True.
B) is false.

Solutions: 1 - A) is true: Candlemas is considered the last of the Christmas festivities. It's time to remove the decoration of celebration and the nursery. 2 - A) The Sun: The disc-shaped crêpe evokes the golden Sun, whose return begins to take shape at this time of year. 3 - A) Candle: The word `` Candlemas `` just `` `` candle, the candle. Candlemas date to Roman times. The inhabitants of Rome roamed the city with torches, a sign of light. In churches, the torches were replaced by candles blessed that we kept lit to evoke the return of light and to ward off evil, storms, death, etc.. 4 - A) is true. : This indicates that the stove is the right temperature. Another secret: the batter must have the consistency of whipping cream. 5 - A) A coin or gold object. : It is the custom of the gold coin. Farmers were first pancake blow with his right hand while holding a gold coin in the left. If the pancake landed in the pan, to have insurance money throughout the year. Another variant of this custom is that the first pancake is deposited on top of a cupboard to be rich all year. 6 - A) is true. : There are cakes Candlemas (or Carnival) in all French regions. By region, the composition, shape, thickness, changing the name of donuts: beignets, bugnes, dogfish, wonders, atria, donuts, nouet.

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