Día de la Candelaria El 2 de febrero, la Iglesia celebra la fiesta de la Presentación del Señor (Candelaria), que tiene lugar 40 días después del nacimiento de Jesús. La liturgia de hoy incluye la bendición y procesión de velas. En México, la gente viste figuras al Niño Jesús con trajes especiales y los lleva a la iglesia para que sean bendecidos, y se reúnen con familiares y amigos para comer tamales, como continuación de las festividades del Día de Reyes, el 6 de enero. Feast of the Presentation
On February 2, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) which occurs 40 days after the birth of Jesus. The blessing and procession of candles is included in today's liturgy. In Mexico, people dress up figures of the Christ Child in special outfits and take them to church to be blessed, and they also get together with family and friends to eat tamales, as a continuation to the festivities of Three Kings’ Day on January 6. Comments are closed.
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