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Candlemas
Candlemas meaning
The festival in the Christian year celebrated on February 2nd. It commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. | A quarter day in Scotland.
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Example sentences (4)
On Candlemas, the holy child and Mary are presented in the Temple.
Other family members attended the Candlemas service, where more than 50 worshippers lit a candle for the mother.
They may be removed by Candlemas or Ash Wednesday.
In Germany, traditionally the tree is put up on 24 December and taken down on 7 January, though many start one or two weeks earlier, and in Roman Catholic homes the tree may be kept until February 2 (Candlemas).