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Posted on January 27, 2025January 30, 2026

Eat Tamales on Candelmas (February 2) in Portland

Making tamales in 2019 in Portland, Oregon.
From a tamale-making class in 2019 in Portland.

Here we are with yet another food tradition for February 2. Previously, we highlighted “ground hog” and pancakes for this day; this time, it’s about eating tamales.

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