Candlemas
Christian Holy Day
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Summary
Candlemas is a holiday[1]. Candlemas ranks in the top 8% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,811 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: Christian holy day[3], public holiday[4], religious holiday[5], Marian feast days[6], Orthodox holy days[7]
- Named after: Presentation of Jesus at the Temple[8]
- Followed by: Octave of the feast of Presentation of Jesus at the Temple[9]
- Part of: Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church[10]
- Commons category: Candlemas Day[11]
- Said to be the same as: Feast of the presentation of Jesus at the Temple[12], Slavic Candlemas[13], Gŵyl Fair y Canhwyllau[14]
- Commemorates: Presentation of Jesus at the Temple[15], Mary[16]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: February 2[17], February 15[18]
- Feast day: February 2[19]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], The Catholic Encyclopedia[23], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[24]
- Native label: Candlemas[25]
- Subject named as: Lichtmess[26]
- Intangible cultural heritage status: National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in France[27]
- P14483: f/fiesta-de-la-presentacion-del-senor[28]
- P14541: 1f4WBL[29]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Candlemas include Sretensky Monastery[30], an eastern orthodox monastery[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1301[33] and Candlemas Islands[34], an island group[35], in United Kingdom[36].
Why It Matters
Candlemas has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Candlemas is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Candlemas include Sretensky Monastery[30], an eastern orthodox monastery[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1301[33] and Candlemas Islands[34], an island group[35], in United Kingdom[36].