Next Candlemas holiday is on

2nd February 2025, Sunday

What is Candlemas?

Candlemas

This day is known as the feast of the Presentation of the Lord Jesus and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is a holy Christian day that honors Jesus’s presentation to the temple, an event narrated in the Gospel according to Luke 2: 22-40.

In reference to Leviticus 12: every woman had to be presented for purification by offering her sacrifices 33 days after the circumcision of her boy.

When is Candlemas?

How long until Candlemas?
Next Candlemas takes place in 42 Days.
Dates of Candlemas
YearWeekdayDate
2030 Saturday2nd Feb
2029 Friday2nd Feb
2028 Wednesday2nd Feb
2027 Tuesday2nd Feb
2026 Monday2nd Feb
2025 Sunday2nd Feb
2024 Friday2nd Feb
2023 Thursday2nd Feb
2022 Wednesday2nd Feb
2021 Tuesday2nd Feb
2020 Sunday2nd Feb
2019 Saturday2nd Feb
2018 Friday2nd Feb
2017 Thursday2nd Feb
2016 Tuesday2nd Feb
2015 Monday2nd Feb
Duration
1 Day

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