Tamsin Lewis · @passamezzo
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A #miniature, probably taken from a #bookofhours, showing the Feast of #Candlemas (2 February), with villagers taking candles to the #church to be blessed.
Simon Bening, c1550
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michellecastelletti · @michellecastelletti
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2 February: Feast of the Candlemas - The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Presentation of Christ in the Temple.
An illumination used by the Carmelite Friars in London ca.1375 (from the Reconstructed Carmelite Missal now in the British Library)
Sherbrooke Missal (NLW MS 15536E), ca. 1310 - 1320
And, the mandatory snowdrops [Galanthus] previously aka Candelmas bells.
#Candlemas @histodons @britishlibrary #snowdrops #histodon #medievodons #light
#Candlemas #snowdrops #histodon #medievodons #light
michellecastelletti · @michellecastelletti
149 followers · 27 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk2 February: Feast of the Candlemas - The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Presentation of Christ in the Temple.
An illumination used by the Carmelite Friars in London ca.1375 (from the Reconstructed Carmelite Missal now in the British Library)
Sherbrooke Missal (NLW MS 15536E), ca. 1310 - 1320.
And, the mandatory snowdrops [Galanthus] previously aka Candelmas bells.
#Candlemas @histodons @britishlibrary #snowdrops #histodon #medievodons #light
#Candlemas #snowdrops #histodon #medievodons #light
David Allan · @davidallan
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I used to wonder why some churches still had their crib on display well after everyone had taken theirs down at Epiphany.
Then I learned that historically they were removed after 'Candlemas' (today), the Feast of the infant Christ's Presentation in the Temple.
The Feast of the Presentation is often a subject for stained glass windows, like this one in St Peter's Church, Byers Green, Co Durham.
#stainedglass #Candlemas #religious #Christian #Durham #England #photography
#stainedglass #Candlemas #religious #christian #Durham #england #photography
SPECR_cat · @SPECR_cat
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SPECR_cat · @SPECR_cat
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#ThursdayThoughts finding a quiet spot ahead of the school #Candlemas service
Lamplark · @lamplark
36 followers · 154 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk🎄 English Heritage encourages us all to adopt our medieval ancestors practice of leaving our Christmas decorations up until Candlemas on 2nd February! ➜ https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/search-news/leave-your-decorations-up/
#Candlemas
johnflomax · @johnflomax
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If Christmas night is 1st, then 12th is tonight!
According to English Heritage however
"Falling exactly 40 days after Christmas, Candlemas (or the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary) was observed as the official end of Christmas in medieval England."
So Christmas doesn't end until Candlemas, Feast, Thursday, 2 February
#EndOfChristmas #12thNight #Candlemas #February2nd #ItAintOverTillItsOver
#endofchristmas #12thnight #Candlemas #february2nd #itaintovertillitsover
Tamsin Lewis · @passamezzo
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To Shorten Winter's Sadness: Music and Song for Christmas and Winter
https://passamezzo.bandcamp.com/album/to-shorten-winters-sadness-2
A perfect #christmaspresent for lovers of #earlymusic and #history
A selection of #earlymodern #carols, #ballads, #madrigals, #dance melodies and consort songs, and follows the religious calendar from #Advent to #Candlemas. It also describes many of the #festive #customs of the time, with #feasts and #revels through the #cold of #winter, and fairs upon the frozen river.
#cd #bandcamp #christmas #16thCentury #16thCenturymusic #tudormusic #17thCentury #17thCenturyMusic #renaissance #christmasgift #christmascarol #christmascarols #carol #tudor #tudors #tudorchristmas #histodons #histodon #historians @histodons
#christmaspresent #earlymusic #history #earlymodern #Carols #ballads #madrigals #dance #Advent #Candlemas #festive #customs #feasts #revels #cold #winter #cd #bandcamp #christmas #16thcentury #16thCenturymusic #tudormusic #17thcentury #17thCenturyMusic #renaissance #christmasgift #christmascarol #christmascarols #carol #Tudor #tudors #tudorchristmas #histodons #histodon #historians