El Día de la Calendaria, recognized in the Catholic Church as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ in English, commemorates the occasion when Mary brought Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem for the first time. Dating back to at least the fourth century in ancient Jerusalem, this feast is among the oldest celebrations in Christianity.
According to early Jewish tradition, the date of February 2 for Día de la Candelaria is because they supposedly forbade a woman from entering the temple for 40 days after giving birth.
The Church chose December 25 as the date for Christmas, or Jesus’ birth, and as a result, his presentation in the temple would have taken place in February. 2, or 40 days later.
The Beginning of día de la Candelaria
We celebrate Candelaria at home with a family dinner with tamales and hot drinks.
The tradition starts on Three King’s Day, a month earlier, families start the tradition with a typical holiday cake called rosca de Reyes, which includes a small figurine of baby Jesus baked into the dessert, the person who finds the plastic figurine in their slice of rosca is in charge of buying the tamales for the other family members.
Even though you can be celebrated El Día de la Candelaria all throughout the country, some locations in Mexico stand out for hosting more elaborate celebrations. Lets remember the goverment dont mixes law and religion.
In Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, the Candelaria festivities span a week and include events like bull runs and feasts, highlighting a variety of local culinary delights. I consider this tradition to be the true end of the Chistmas holidays.
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