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Candlemas
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A festival in commemoration of the purification of the Virgin, held on February 2, celebrated with lighted candles; an old Roman custom in honour of the goddess Februa.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Candlemas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/candlemas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Candlemas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/candlemas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.