Candlemas: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Presentation of Christ in the Temple • Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary • Presentation of the Lord • Hypapante

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Procession for La Virgen de la Candelaria

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candle quarter days February Christmas Easter All Saints’ Day All Souls’ Day Ati-Atihan Festival St. Stephen’s Day Feast of the Annunciation Midsummer Lent St. Nicholas Day

Holy week. Easter. Valladolid. Procession of Nazarenos carry a cross during the Semana Santa (Holy week before Easter) in Valladolid, Spain. Good Friday

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