Origins and History
This French holiday is celebrated 40 days after Christmas.
What is La Chandeleur?
The food traditionally eaten on La Chandeleur.
What is a crêpe?
The date La Chandeleur is celebrated.
What is February 2nd?
The French word often used for "pancake," though they are different.
The English name of La Chandeleur.
What is Candlemas?
Three basic ingredients used to make crêpe batter.
What are flour, eggs, and milk?
The object held while flipping a crêpe for good luck.
What is a coin?
The French region most famous for crêpes.
What is Brittany?
The French name “Chandeleur” comes from this word meaning “candle.”
What is « chandelle »?
The kitchen tool used to flip a crêpe.
What is a frying pan?
What must happen when flipping the crêpe to bring good luck.
What is landing it correctly in the pan?
The savory Breton version of a crêpe.
What is a galette?
This season of the year is symbolically marked by La Chandeleur’s focus on light.
What is the end of winter/the return of longer days?
A very popular sweet topping in France.
What is sugar (or Nutella, jam)?
What the crêpe symbolizes because of its shape and color.
What is the sun?
While sweet versions are common today, the traditional savory version of this holiday staple is called a galette and is made with this type of flour.
What is buckwheat?
Before becoming a crêpe celebration, La Chandeleur was mainly a religious feast honoring this theme.
What is light (or purification)?
The geometric shape of a traditional crêpe.
What is a circle?
According to tradition, what a successfully flipped crêpe brings for the year.
What is prosperity?
Another French food-centered celebration that takes place before Lent.
What is Mardi Gras?