Candlemas

Candlemas,ka ba la boɔla ka Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter,e la a Christian holiday enna a presentation of Jesus at the Temple. O maŋ di te kyaare a Jesus naŋ be Luke 2:22–40 nɔ iraa. A yi a Leviticus 12, pɔge kaŋa da taa la sɔre ka o da e purified a waane pebile aŋa o burnt offering, aneŋ pigeon bile bee ŋmaŋgbagbaa aŋa sin offering, 33 days after a boy's circumcision.

Dabaŋkoroŋ

Candlemas day by Marianne Stokes, 1901

The presentation of the Lord in the temple by Fra Bartolomeo, 1516

Customs

France and Belgium

Crêpes are a traditional food on La Chandeleur

Canary Islands and Philippines

Our Lady of Light (patron of the Canary Islands). The Virgin of Candles is depicted in the manner of a Black Madonna.

Peru

Diablada puneña during the Fiesta de la Candelaria in Peru.

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