Candlemas Day 2016

Candlemas Day 2016

Candlemas DAY is celebrated on the 2nd day of February of every yr. The day is widely known as a day of renewal, wish, and purification.
According to an old Jewish custom, a female who offers delivery to a baby may be unclean and homebound for a sure variety of days after the delivery. The times for this tradition range for the start of a boy and a start of a female. If a boy infant is born, the girl is unclean for seven days after which she remains at home for a further thirty-3 days for a total of 40 days. If a woman infant is born, the girl is unclean for 14 days after which she stays at domestic for a further sixty-six days for a complete of 80 days. At some stage in those time durations, the female touches not anything holy.

February 2nd is precisely 40 days after the delivery of Jesus Christ and it is on this day that mother Mary along with Joseph delivered forth their new child son, Jesus, to the Temple. Mom Mary became cleansed on this day. Jesus turned into supplied to the Lord inside the Temple in this day. In the course of this time, an elderly holy man named Simeon was staying in Jerusalem. Simeon turned into told by means of the Holy Spirit that his dying might not come till he noticed the Messiah. When Simeon held the infant Jesus, he knew that Jesus had come for the salvation of all. Simeon stated that Jesus changed into "A light to the revelation of the Gentiles and the glory of thy people of Israel.

The light turned into the foundation for the birthday party with candles. It become and still stays to these days a Christian birthday party of the purification of mother Mary and the first appearance of Jesus inside the Temple. Throughout the early years, human beings might region their candles outside the church if you want to be blessed. They might then bring them in a procession to church with a view to imitate the appearance of Jesus inside the Temple.

Other Names
In the united states, February 2d is called Groundhog Day. Different names for February 2d include "The Presentation of the Lord inside the Temple" and "Purification of the Blessed Virgin".

Symbolism
Candles are an crucial image used on Candlemas Day. Additionally, the snowdrop flower seems in a protracted ago rhyme which states "The Snowdrop, in purest white array, First rears her head on Candlemas day."