But, this point was not January 5 or 6 – it was February 2, also known as Candlemas in the Christian calendar. According to English Heritage, people in the medieval era used to leave their ...

Canterbury Cathedral will mark the end of its Christmas season this weekend with a Christingle service for Candlemas. From ...

Falling exactly 40 days after Christmas on 2 February, Candlemas was observed as the official end of Christmas in medieval England, according to English Heritage. It says that our medieval ...