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Candlemass or Candelaria: Feb 2nd

Candlemass or Candelaria: Feb 2nd

Today is February 2nd, Candlemass. Candelaria, as we refer to it in Latin America. The name implies that it has to do with candles. This Christian holyday has been sidelined for a very long time. I really don’t know why, perhaps candles are no longer as important as they were before the discovery of electricity. In any event, on this day candles are blessed in Christian churches, primarily to remind believers that Jesus is the Light of the world.

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