This outfit should look like the Child of the Doves, that of the lilies (azucenas), the rose (rosas), the Holy Infant of Atocha. In the first year, the baby is dressed in white, without crown or throne. There is a ritual that lasts three consecutive years. On February 2, the baby Jesus is ‘woken’ from the manger and dressed. On Christmas Day (December 25) godparents are chosen for the Christ Child and made responsible for placing it in its crib.
Dia de la candelaria full#
This festival is full of special events and the most important blessing to the baby Jesus. She completed the Culinary program at Humber College, and since then she has been tirelessly promoting Mexican culture and cuisine through her brand Ixiim, at workshops and culinary events like TacoFest, Soupalicious and the PanAm Games.Photo: Ron Mader, Tamales de frijol (Some rights reserved)įebruary 2 is Día de la Candelaria (Candlemas) and the conclusion of Christmas season celebrated in Mexico and Spain.
PICKUP IS WED 6-7:30PMĬhef Erika Araujo is a trained nurse in Mexico who found her passion for Gastronomy once she migrated to Canada. Due to high volume, we’ve had to shut ordering a bit early in order to be able to fulfil all orders. Choice of chicken with salsa verde –or– vegetarian with cheese, serrano peppers and red salsa.Įrika’s homemade hot sauce with a mix of smoky ancho and spicy arbol chiles, tomato & onion.
Tamales freeze beautifully, and warm up perfectly in the microwave or steamer a perfect, wholesome, quick & easy anytime snack. Tamales also make a fabulous dessert, sweetened with piloncillo sugar and studded with juicy chunks of pineapple Rajas – Strips of Serrano pepper with cheese and tomato sauceĪlso available #vegetarian: Verde with mushrooms, Black bean with hoja santa, and Rajas with peppers, cheese & tomatoĪ comforting hot drink based on a traditional, pre-Colombian dish know as atole – think “Mexican Hot Chocolate” – thickened with toasted corn flour, sweetened with raw piloncillo sugar, flavoured with Mexican chocolate and spices like cinnamon and vanilla, and the classic accompaniment to Candelaria tamales. Mole – Rich, chocolate and chilli-infused sauce with chicken Verde – Green tomatillo sauce with chicken
Dia de la candelaria portable#
Portable and self-contained, they are a popular street food with countless variations found all across Mexico, and the essential dish for Día de la Candelaria. Tamales are an ancient, pre-Columbian Mexican dish – soft cornmeal dough ( masa) stuffed with a flavourful filling, wrapped in corn husks and steamed. This fun and tasty mashup combines two great Mexican favourites: Calabazas a la Mexicana, tender zucchini sautéed with onion and tomato, with Equites, the popular street food snack of corn kernels garnished with chiles, lime, crumbled cheese and mayo or crema. Join Chef Erika Araujo as she brings this delicious celebration to The Dep for this special Candelaria dinner featuring traditional tamale and atole recipes passed down from generation to generation. It believed that the Spanish adopted this to ease the conversion to the Catholic faith, and the modern tradition retains certain common elements, such as dressing up children for the occasion.Īs with many other traditions in Mexico, in the end it is just an excuse to get together with family and friends to eat great food. This festivity has deep roots on the same day - the eleventh day of the first month on the Aztec calendar - pre-Hispanic Mexicans had a celebration paying a tribute to the Rain God Tlaloc to ensure abundant rainfall for the crops. One tradition is to hide a small figurine of el Niño (baby Jesus) in the bread, and whoever gets the slice with that in it, is expected to prepare tamales for their friends & family on Día de la Candelaria (Candlemas) on February 2. In early January, Dia De Los Reyes (Three Kings Day) celebrates the three wise men who brought gifts to the newborn Jesus it’s celebrated with the baking of a Rosca de Reyes, a round bread ‘wreath’. In Mexico, Christmas interconnects with many other festivities and traditions.
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