Candlemas in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Candlemas in the English»French Dictionary

Candlemas [Brit ˈkand(ə)lmas, ˈkand(ə)lməs, Am ˈkændlməs] N

Candlemas

la Chandeleur

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fête de la Présentation de Jésus

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Candlemas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Candlemas in the English»French Dictionary

Candlemas N REL

Candlemas

Chandeleur f

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Candlemas

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It was a form danced by itinerant ploughboys in sets of three or four, about the time of Candlemas.

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Although often still very cold, Candlemas was celebrated as the first day of spring.

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The scene depicts the events celebrated by Candlemas, which falls today.

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She was arrested at a Candlemas celebration and convicted of harbouring a priest leading to her execution.

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Whenever a storm came along and the sky flashed with lightning and rumble with thunder, his grandmother would take out and light a candle blessed at Candlemas.

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The festivities begin the previous day, Candlemas, when white doves are released.

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Tradition held that winter wasn't over if Candlemas was sunny enough to cast shadows, but a cloudy, shadow-free day meant spring had sprung.

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This led to an annual fair which coincided with the busiest pilgrimage season, the time around Candlemas.

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Her father settled land worth fifty marks clear per annum upon the couple and their issue before Candlemas, 1453.

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The next morning the villagers attend church to commemorate Candlemas.

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