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February 1, 2013
Rob
Crêpes
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Chandeleur – The national crêpes day

Tomorrow is February 2nd, and in France it is “la Chandeleur“, or the day of the candles.

It is a celebration of pagan origin, and it takes its name from the tradition of lighting candles at midnight on that day, as a symbol of purification.

Then the “light” became the “sun“, and the “sun” become a symbol of God.

To celebrate this day, what’s better than a dessert whose shape of golden disc recalls that of the sun?

Of course I’m talking about crêpes, a pastry classic that is very versatile (it can be filled with… just anything!) and that makes February 2nd the national crêpes day in France!

For the occasion, I’ve created a page with the traditional basic recipe for crêpes, happy Chandeleur to you all!

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