Catholic Candelmas. Eventually, these pagan traditions merged with Christianity and became what is known in the Catholic Church's calendar as Candlemas. Celebrated on February 2, Candlemas is the ...

A primarily religious festival. Candlemas, celebrated on February 2, takes its name from the Latin word "candelaria", meaning "festival of candles".This celebration has its roots in several ...

If Candlemas day be cloudy with rain, winter is gone, and won’t come again. —Early Christian saying Every Feb. 2, Americans annually terrorize a large rodent in the pagan ritual we lovingly ...

CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance hosts its first public ritual of the new year with Imbolc on Feb. 1 at the Gaia ... The Christianized version of Imbolc is known as Candlemas.

Winter has another flight. If Candlemas brings clouds and rain, Winter will not come again. In 1723, the Delaware Native Americans settled in the area around Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

St. Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., Baton Rouge, will observe the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) at all Masses this weekend. The feast, held 40 days after Christ’s nativity ...