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La Chandeleur by Hotel ★★★ Gourmet restaurant Coco Lodge Majunga(Feast of the candles) is a Christian religious holiday that corresponds to the Presentation of Christ in the Temple.
This feast takes place the 2 February, either 40 days after Christmas.

Among the Romans, it celebrated the Lupercalia in the vicinity of 15 February, feasts inspired by Lupercus, God of fertility and herds. At the same time, There is also the holiday of Feralia.

Lupercalia were frequently associated with the feast of Candlemas, Thus by Cardinal Cesare Baronio in the 16th century, including through the purifying referred that the two parties may have. In addition, Pope Gélase Ier wrote a letter to Senator Andromachus - who wished to restore the Lupercalia and argued that they had a purifying power - and the gelasian sacramentary mentions the feast of Candlemas, It is therefore concluded that Gelasius had replaced the pagan festival to date surrounding the feast of the Presentation. However, the gelasian sacramentary has undergone a strong Gallican influence and is compiled between 628 and 731, It is possible that the addition of the feast is not due to Gelasius. In addition, when Pope Gelasius addressing Andromachus, It doesn't use arguments from authority, It just goes to show for example that the feast of Lupercalia would have more effect only by its denaturation or it is incompatible with ideals Christians. This could be interpreted as the mark of the limited influence that he had on the Roman aristocracy.

The Nativity was, in the West, celebrated the 25 December since, at least, its attachment in the year 354 Pope releases. Forty days after, This automatically falls the 2 February. In the eastern part of the ’ empire, Justin established the feast of the hypapante the 2 February 521.
Therefore, Gelasius - though it has perhaps contributed to the spread - clearly not invented this celebration and the link made by cardinal Baronius between the 14 February and Lupercalia is inoperative, Since the Lupercalia, Roman holiday by excellence due to its link to Remus and Romulus, were not celebrated in Jerusalem and that it is only that they found the Presentation celebrations around this date. But it seems that she has rather taken the importance following the plague of Justinien en 541 before slowly spreading in the West.
In the churches, It replaces the torches by blessed candles whose light is supposed to ward off evil and recalls that Christ is the light of the world. Christians then relate the candles in their homes to protect their homes. En 1372, This Festival is also associated with the purification of the Virgin, in other words its predefined.

Pancakes with their round shape and their golden color remind the Sun, that would explain that one makes pancakes with Candlemas, time of the year when the days are getting longer faster and faster. It was also at this time of the year that the sowing of winter began. Therefore used the excess flour to make these pancakes, who are a symbol of prosperity for the coming year.