Tag Archives: Candlemas
HISTORIC CELEBRATION: CANDLEMAS
Candlemas is the last holiday of the Christmas season. Candlemas is a Christian celebration, or festival, of the Feast of Purification of the Virgin Mary. It also celebrates the annual blessing of candles used by the church. According to Jewish customs, women were considered “unclean” after the birth of a child. The unclean period lasted […]
HISTORIC CELEBRATION: GROUNDHOG DAY
According to legend, if groundhogs coming out of their holes today happen to behold their shadows, they will take fright and scuttle back inside, signalling another six months of winter weather. If, however, the day is too cloudy to produce shadows, we can look forward to an early spring. The spring predictions associated with this […]
Time Travelling With Kids 