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Definition of Candlemas

1. Noun. Feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland.

Definition of Candlemas

1. n. The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day.

Definition of Candlemas

1. Noun. The festival in the Christian year that commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple ¹

2. Noun. A quarter day in Scotland. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Candlemas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Church Life from the Restoration to the Tractarian Movement by John Wickham Legg (1914)
"Musick and Revelling are allowed in the Inns of Court on All Saints and candlemas Days, one being the first and the other the last day of Christmas.1 In the ..."

2. Weather Lore: A Collection of Proverbs, Sayings, and Rules Concerning the by Richard Inwards (1898)
"candlemas Day 1 candlemas Day I Half our fire and half our hay I [That is, ... On candlemas Day You must have half your straw and half your bay. ..."

3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1894)
"candlemas, or Purification Day, is an important day in the calendar of the ... When the wind's in the east on candlemas Day, There it will stick till the ..."

4. Christmas with the Poets: A Collection of Songs, Carols, and Descriptive by Henry Vizetelly, Miles Birket Foster (1851)
"CEREMONY FOR candlemas DAY. KINDLE the Christmas brand, and then Till sunset let it burn ; Which quenched, then lay it up again, Till Christmas next return. ..."

5. A Practical and Elementary Abridgment of the Cases Argued and Determined in by Elisha Hammond, Charles Petersdorff (1831)
"C. So, where a. tenant holds over, alter the expiration of his term, Now in this case, it was agreed, that the defendant should quit at candlemas; ..."

6. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"... of the Blessed Virgin, Christ's Presentation at The Temple, and colloquially in England as The Wives' Feast. A festival candlemas PROCESSION IN ROME. ..."

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