February 2nd is a big deal for Catholic believers because it's Candlemas Day. On this day, it's customary to bring the image of Baby Jesus, along with candles and rosemary, to the church for a ...

This ties into Groundhog Day because on Candlemas Day the clergy would bless and distribute candles needed for winter. These candles would represent how long winter would be. Later on, the German ...

However, the tradition can be traced to the Christian religious holiday of Candlemas Day, when Christians would take their candles to the church to have them blessed. It wasn’t until Candlemas ...