candlemas in A Sentence

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    Candlemas(La Chandeleur) is celebrated with crêpes.

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    This is why in some regions the day of Candlemas is also called“The Day of the Bear” or“The Day of the Badger”.

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    While in some places people started using bears during Candlemas as the predictive measure for weather, in other regions, such as Germany, badgers and hedgehogs were used.

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    If Candlemas day be dry and fair, The half o' winter to come and mair, If Candlemas day be wet and foul, The half of winter's gone at Yule.

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    As happened with the Samuin festival that gave rise to Hallowmas and Halloween, the Catholic Church's attempt to replace Samuin, the church also seems to have attempted to replace Imbolc with Candlemas on February 2nd, 40 days after Christmas.

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    (Although some argue that Candlemas was an attempt to replace other festivals, like the Roman feast of Lupercalia, though there is a much stronger correlation and evidence pointing to the church attempting to replace Lupercalia with what is now Valentine's Day, rather than Candlemas).

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    Last Tuesday, the 2nd, was Candlemas day, the day on which, according to the Germans, the Groundhog peeps out of his winter quarters and if he sees his shadow he pops back for another six weeks nap, but if the day be cloudy he remains out, as weather is to be moderate.

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    Last Tuesday, the 2nd, was Candlemas day, the day on which according to the Germans, the Groundhog peeps out of his winter quarters and if he sees his shadow, he pops back for another six weeks nap, but if the day be cloudy, he remains out, as the weather is to moderate.".

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    Last Tuesday, the 2nd, was Candlemas day, the day on which according to the Germans, the Groundhog peeps out of his winter quarters and if he sees his shadow he pops back for another six weeks nap, but if the day be cloudy he remains out, as the weather is to be moderate.

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