Candlemas long meant something else as well ... That is, they could ward off evil spirits. And after a procession, and the blessing, the candles were all lit and set before the statue of the ...

The feast of the Presentation of the Lord, or Candlemas, is celebrated on Feb ... “On Feb. 2, we take the Holy Family in procession and then we dance around the Baby Jesus,” Mr. Vega said.

That’s right — according to tradition, Christmas is not actually over until a day called Candlemas, or the "Presentation of Jesus at the Temple," which occurs a whopping 40 days after Christmas.

Four centuries later, in 1153, St Bernard of Clairvaux wrote: “We go in procession, two by two ... it is called Candelaria, or Candlemas.” The Revd Adrian Leak is a retired Anglican priest, whose ...

The origins of Groundhog Day date back to German settlers in the 1800s and the celebration of the Christian festival of Candlemas, held on Feb. 2. Candlemas is the midpoint between the Winter ...

Rev Dr Emma Pennington is the cathedral's Canon Missioner Canterbury Cathedral will mark the end of its Christmas season this weekend with a Christingle service for Candlemas. From November until ...