Fiesta de la Candelaria

Candlemas, a ɔnoara so nye Yesu Kristo Afahyɛ, Ɔɔbaabun Maria a Wɔahyira no Ahotsew Afahyɛ, anaa Nhyiam Krɔnkrɔn Afahyɛ no yɛ Kristofo afahyɛ a wɔdze kae Yesu a wɔdze no kyerɛɛ wɔ Asɔredan mu. Ɔgyina nkontaa a ɔfa Yesu a wɔdaa no edzi wɔ Luka 2:22–40 no do. Wɔ Leviticus 12 ase no, na ɔwɔ dɛ wɔtsew ɔbaa ho mbrɛ eguambaa a wɔdze bɛbɔ ɔhyew afɔr, na ebubur dɛ bɔnho afɔr, wɔ banyi twatsiatwa ekyi ndafua eduasa ebaasa (33). Ɔtɔ bosoom Kwakwar da ɔtɔ do ebien (2), a sɛnea wɔtaa yɛ no ɔyɛ Borɔnya–Epiphany ber no da a ɔtɔ do eduonan (40) (awo ekyi ber) na dza ɔba ewiei.Knecht, Friedrich Justus (1910). A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture. B. Herder. p. 410. Retrieved 27 December 2016. We keep a feast on the 2nd of February, forty days after Christmas, in memory of our Lord's Presentation in the Temple. This feast has several names. First, it is known as the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord Jesus. Secondly, it is called the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. But the usual and popular name for this Feast is Candlemas-day, because on this day candles are blessed before Mass, and there takes place a procession with lighted candles. Candles are blessed and lighted on this particular feast. Ber a ɔyɛ amambra dɛ Kristofo a wɔwɔ aman bi mu no yi hɔn Borɔnya ahosiesie fi hɔ Anafua a ɔtɔ do du-ebien (Epiphany Anafua) no,A Study Guide for William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" (2nd ed.). Cengage Learning. 2016. p. 29. ISBN 9781410361349. Twelfth Night saw people feasting and taking down Christmas decorations. abakɔsɛm mu no, hɔn a wɔwɔ Kristofo aman afofor mu no yi fi Candlemas ekyi.Edworthy, Niall (2008). The Curious World of Christmas. Penguin Group. p. 83. ISBN 9780399534577. The time-honoured epoch for taking down Christmas decorations from Church and house in Candlemas Day, February 2nd...Candlemas in old times represented the end of the Christmas holidays, which, when 'fine old leisure' reigned, were far longer than they are now.Roud, Steve (31 January 2008). The English Year. Penguin Books Limited. p. 690. ISBN 9780141919270. As indicated in Herrick's poem, quoted above, in the mid seventeenth century Christmas decorations were expected to stay in place until Candlemas (2 February), and this remained the norm until the nineteenth century. Wɔ Candlemas mu no, Kristofo pii (tsitsir Epuei Fam Ortodɔksfo (Orthodox), Roma Katolekfo (Catholics), na Protestant asɔre atsitsir bi a Lutheranfo (Lutherans), Anglikanfo (Anglicans) na Methodistfo (Methodists) ka ho) nso dze hɔn kyɛndar kɔ hɔn apaamu hɔ asɔr mu,Hothersall, Barbara. "Candlemas – Festival of Light". Fulwood Methodist Church Magazine. Retrieved 27 December 2016. In some countries special candles are brought along to the blessing by the worshippers. These are often very elaborate and are highly treasured. Afterwards they are taken home and kept to be lighted at times of stress – during storms, in sickrooms and at the bedside of the dying.Pappas, Christopher A. (18 January 2012). "Ecumenical Candlemas (Feast of the Presentation)". Holy Trinity Anglican Church. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2016. baabi a wohyira hɔn na afei wɔdez dzi dwuma afe no mu ber a aka no; wɔ Kristofo fam no, dɛm kyɛndar a wɔahyira do yi yɛ Yesu Kristo a ɔyɛ Wiadze kan no.Mazar, Peter (6 March 2015). To Crown the Year: Decorating the Church Through the Seasons (2nd ed.). Liturgy Training Publications. p. 253. ISBN 9781618331328.

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