Candlemas

This is a Christian Holy Day commemorating the presentation of Jesus in Luke 2:22-40. In accordance with Leviticus 12: a woman was to be purified by presenting a lamb as a burnt offering, and either a young pigeon or dove as sin offering, 33 days after a boy’s circumcision. It falls on 2nd February for Jesus, and this is the conclusion of the Christmas-Epiphany season. People in some Christian countries remove their Christmas decorations on Candlemas. Many Christians bring their candles to their local church where they are blessed and then used for the rest of the year. These serve as a symbol of Jesus Christ, who referred to Himself as the Light of the World.