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7 things you need to know about French
Chandeleur in Perth - Crêpe Day
4- French Sayings related to la Chandeleur
There are all kinds of French proverbs and sayings for Chandeleur; here are just a few. Note the similarities to the Groundhog Day predictions made in the US and Canada:
À la Chandeleur, l'hiver cesse ou reprend vigueur - On Candlemas, winter ends or strengthens
À la Chandeleur, le jour croît de deux heures - On Candlemas, the day grows by two hours
Chandeleur couverte, quarante jours de perte - Candlemas covered (in snow), forty days lost
Rosée à la Chandeleur, hiver à sa dernière heure - Dew on Candlemas, winter at its final hour
5- Where to find Crêpes in Perth and Fremantle?
You can celebrate and go and enjoy a nice crêpe in one of the Crêperie from our website section you will find a list of all of them here
7- Celebrate with French People
La Maison de France
If you want you can also attend the Chandeleur event organised by La Maison de France every year more information
6- Perth à la Carte's receipe of Crêpes
1- The Catholic commemoration a bit of Culture first
The Catholic holiday of Candlemas, on 2 February, is a feast to commemorate The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Mary and Joseph took the baby Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth to complete Mary's ritual purification after childbirth and the redemption of the firstborn son. In France, this holiday is called la Chandeleur.
Like any moment in the life of a French human being, an important part of La Chandeleur (Candlemas in English) is again linked with Food this time we are talking Crêpes !
Traditionnal Way: Crêpes de Froment
Time to Prepare : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 2 minutes / Crêpe
Ingredients (for 15 Crêpes) :
- 250 g Plain Flour
- 4 eggs
- 50 g of softened butter
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1/2 litre milk
- Optionnal: few drops of Fleur d'oranger extract (I personnaly prefer without but it is a matter of taste)
Mix in a bowl all the ingredients in the following order: Flour, eggs, butter, salt and last milk.
If you have some lumps you can cheat and use a soup robot or a mixer :-)
Leave the mixture alone for at least 30 min (in or out of the fridge it does not matter)
If you have a crepe pan fine if not that's ok. Put medium heat on your cooktop no need to put oil or butter it is already in the mixture... The first crêpe might attach but its normal. Leave the crepe until it is a bit golden than flip it on the other side...
You can prepare all the crepes if you want in advance but they are of course better fresh! Enjoy.... and happy Chandeleur!!
2- Why do French eat Crêpes at La Chandeleur
Crêpes with its round and golden shape reminds of the sun, this would explain the reason why French people cook crêpe on Candlemas which is the moment of the year in France when days are getting longer faster. It is also during this period of the year when winter seeding would start. People used the excess of flour to cook crêpes which is symbol of prosperity for the year to come.
Don't forget to drink a nice French Cider with your crêpes you can find some at Dan Murphy's or the International Beer shop or some of the Liquor stores listed in Perth à la Carte
Last updated Feb 13 2018
3- What do French do at la Chandeleur
Not only do the French eat a lot of crêpes on Chandeleur, but they also do a bit of fortune telling while making them. It is traditional to hold a coin in your left hand and a crêpe pan in the other, and flip the crêpe into the air. If you manage to catch the crêpe in the pan, your family will be prosperous for the rest of the year.
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