La Chandeleur
The 2nd of February is Candlemas Day an ancient festival which marks the midpoint of winter (the half way point between the shortest day and the spring equinox) and also the end of Epiphany. The day is named after the practice of bringing all the future year’s supply of candles in to church, whereupon they were blessed, hence Candle and Mass,
Candles were very important and a potent symbol of light and hope, many people thought that they protected them against the plague, hunger and many other diseases and illnesses Apart from it being a day of light and candles, it is also a day of pancakes, goddesses, poems, weather predictions and proverbs
by Karen Burns-Booth