Every year, forty days after Christmas, we celebrate Candlemas with family or friends.
But where does this greedy habit come from?
We owe this custom to Pope Gelasius I who, in the 3rd century, decided to replace a pagan Roman festival with a celebration of the presentation of Christ in the Temple.
So, each believer had to light a candle.
The man of the Church also decided to distribute pancakes to pilgrims arriving in Rome.
This is how for more than 1,500 years, on February 2, we light all the candles in the house and enjoy delicious pancakes.
To discover
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Easy and simple to make, you can opt for tasty traditional sweet pancakes.
To impress, try a snowball crepe chaplain with spicy flavors of ginger and sweet peaches.
As for the children, they will love these sublime pancake cones with raspberry jam and whipped cream hats.
Finally, the marriage between the crunchiness of the pancakes and the sweetness of the lemon cream will delight the taste buds of your guests.
At the table, and let it jump!
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Pancakes for Candlemas
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