OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 16449

Candlemas

/ˈkæn.dəl.məs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
Candelaria
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.
They held high holiday from Christmas-day until Candlemas (February 2nd ), […]