candlemas n Comb candlemas cake: type of sweetened bread baked for party on 2 February or Candlemas Day; the party itself.
   T 33-641 The people play [cards] for what they call the Candlemas cake. You get a cake baked and whoever bid [i.e. be'd] the loser would have to find a cake. When Candlemas Day come they all come to this house and eat the cake and drink the rum. 1971 CASEY 101 The social gathering held on this day was known as 'the Candlemas Cake.'There was dancing, singing, drinking and a meal at these parties. However, there was no actual 'Candlemas Cake,' the term referred only to the party.

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