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  • CREPES
  • VIRGIN OF Candelaria
  • LANTERN
  • SILANG CHURCH IN THE PHILIPPINES
  • NOKTURNY
  • rosca de reyes
  • DANCE
France, Belgium and Swiss Romandy
On the feast known as the "Chandeleur" in French-speaking countries, many Catholics will enjoy eating pancakes, or "crepes" today. This stems from the 5th-century Pope Gelasius I who had pancakes given to pilgrims visiting Rome. Some believe the tradition goes back further to the Vestal Virgins, who offered up cakes during the pre-Christian Roman feast of Lupercalia.
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