Fête des Chandelles, La Chandeleur returns every year on the second of February.....

What you need to know about a typical old Provençal tradition. The thirteen Christmas desserts. Twelve for the apostles and one for Jesus. One of the oldest Provençal traditions of Christmas, the presentation of the thirteen desserts is certainly the one most celebrated in the thatched cottages of the Provence.The tradition represent the number of guests at the “Last Supper” meal of the twelve apostles and Jesus Christ. This is the last meal that Jesus Christ took with the tw