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What's the significance of Candlemas?
Today is Candlemas Day
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Candlemas takes place on February 2. It's a day that falls exactly 40 days after Christmas and commemorates the ritual purification of Mary and the presentation of the baby Jesus to God in the Temple at Jerusalem. It's celebrated in various ways in different parts of the world, but what are the cultural origins of this traditional ceremony?
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