Some of the French proverbs and sayings for Chandeleur are similar to "Groundhog Day" predictions in the US and Canada: À la Chandeleur, l'hiver cesse ou reprend vigueur On Candlemas, winter ends or strengthens À la Chandeleur, le jour croît de deux heures On Candlemas, the day grows by two hours Chandeleur couverte, quarante jours de perte Candlemas covered (in snow), forty days lostRosée à la Chandeleur, hiver à sa dernière heure Dew on Candlemas, winter at its final hour So be sure to have a Crepe today in honor of Chandeleur!
