![]() La Candelaria is celebrated in towns and villages of Madrid with a variety of festivities. ![]() ![]() The date is also symbolic, marking the dead of winter with a promise of the soon to arrive spring. The Feast of Candles is a reminder of the light of baby Jesus and represents a time of purification. The Candlemas celebration is celebrated in many ways throughout Spain with parades and feasts to honor the day that Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem 40 days after his birth to purify Mary after childbirth and perform the redemption of her firstborn son according to the Law of Moses. It is for this reason that the Candelaria, or Candlemas feast, takes place 40 days after Christmas. However, the Candelaria is celebrated in many other places as well, particularly where the Virgin of Candelaria is the patron saint. The Candelaria Festival is particularly important in Tenerife (Canary Islands) where the Virgin of Candelaria was said to have appeared in the 15 th century and where the Virgin has a center of worship and the Royal Basilica Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria is dedicated to her. The Fiesta de Nuestra SeƱora de la Candelaria, known in English as the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, Candlemas, Feast of the Purification of the Virgin or the Meeting of the Lord, is a popular holiday celebrated by Christians in honor of the Virgin of Candelaria on February 2 each year. ![]()
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