Events
Candlemas
| Feb |
| 2 |
Click here to view a short film of this years candlemas celebration
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Candlemas is sometimes described as being the heart of winter and is exactly forty days after Christmas. Traditionally it marked the end of the festive season when any leftover greenery was burned.
In Scotland, it is said that if Candlemas is warm then ‘half of winter’s to come and mair’ meaning winter is not over yet. If it is cold then winter is nearly finished.
At Camphill Blair Drummond we celebrate the end of winter and arrival of spring by digging a hole and putting a candle into the ground to signify the warming of the earth.
Pancake Day
| Feb |
| 16 |
Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent – a period of fasting. Traditionally eggs and dairy products were given up for Lent and so leftovers had to be used up for pancakes the day before.
Today, pancake day is celebrated by making, tossing and eating pancakes. At Camphill Blair Drummond we watch and participate in pancake races, tossing our pancakes as we run. It’s great fun and we can enjoy a pancake at the end!
