LIICHTMËSSDAG (CHANDELEUR)

On Candlemas Day and St. Blaise's Eve, the children will liichten (celebrate the light). Equipped with simple Liichtebengelcher or more elaborate lanterns, they trot from one house to another in groups of varying sizes and beg on the air of St. Blaise's Day: "Léiwer Herrgottsblieschen, gëff äis Speck an Ierbessen... ». Marking the beginning of the carnival period, Candlemas is also celebrated with delicious pancakes.