| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: Candlemas Day
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| Candlemas Day | Feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: Candlemas Day
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| Burnt Candlemas Day | Literature | 1: Feb. 2, 1355-6, when Edward III. marched through the Lothians with fire and sword. He burnt to the ground Edinburgh and Haddington, and then retreated from want of provisions. The Scots call the period "Burnt Candlemas." (See "Epochs of History," England under the Plantagenets; and Macmillan's series, Little History of Scotland, edited by Prof. Freeman.) 2: "On Candlemas Day 3: The feast of the purification of the Virgin Mary, when Christ was presented by her in the Temple. February 2nd, when, in the Roman Catholic Church, there is a candle procession, to consecrate all the candles which will be needed in the church during the year. The candles symbolise Jesus Christ, called "the light of the world," and "a light to lighten the Gentiles." It was the old Roman custom of burning candles to the goddess Februa, mother of Mars, to scare away evil spirits. 4: Candles and candlesticks throw all away." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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