The Candlemas of Cea Curiosity · Cea, Sahagún, León Image of Cea, not of the place itself. On 2 February the town celebrates Las Candelas, one of the two great dates on the calendar along with the Virgen del Carmen of 16 July, in a municipality that has lost most of its residents in half a century. Photo: Rodelar (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Cea