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  1. Candlemas, Candlemas Day, Feb 2noun

    feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland

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  1. candlemas day

    The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (or in the temple) is an early episode in the life of Jesus Christ, describing his presentation at the Temple in Jerusalem, that is celebrated by many churches 40 days after Christmas on Candlemas, or the "Feast of the Presentation of Jesus". The episode is described in chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament. Within the account, "Luke's narration of the Presentation in the Temple combines the purification rite with the Jewish ceremony of the redemption of the firstborn (Luke 2:23–24)."In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Presentation of Jesus at the temple is celebrated as one of the twelve Great Feasts, and is sometimes called Hypapante (Ὑπαπαντή, "meeting" in Greek). The Orthodox Churches which use the Julian Calendar celebrate it on 15 February, and the Armenian Church on 14 February. In Western Christianity, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is also known by its earlier name as the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin or the Meeting of the Lord. In some liturgical calendars, Vespers (or Compline) on the Feast of the Presentation marks the end of the Epiphany season, also (since the 2018 lectionary) in the Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD). In the Church of England, the mother church of the Anglican Communion, the Presentation of Christ in the Temple is a Principal Feast celebrated either on 2 February or on the Sunday between 28 January and 3 February. In the Roman Catholic Church, especially since the time of Pope Gelasius I (492-496) who in the fifth century contributed to its expansion, the Feast of the Presentation is celebrated on 2 February. In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Church, the episode was also reflected in the once-prevalent custom of churching of women forty days after the birth of a child. The Feast of the Presesentation of the Lord is in the Roman Rite also attached to the World Day of Consecrated Life.

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  1. candlemas day

    Candlemas Day is a Christian holiday celebrated annually on February 2nd. It commemorates three occasions according to the Christian Bible: the presentation of the child Jesus, Jesus' first entry into the temple, and the Virgin Mary's purification. It is also known as the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin or the Meeting of the Lord. The name Candlemas comes from the tradition of blessing and distributing candles used for church ceremonies and rituals throughout the coming year on this day.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of candlemas day in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of candlemas day in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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