() is celebrated with tamales. Tradition indicates that on 5 January, the night before Three Kings Day (the Epiphany), whoever gets one or more of the few plastic or metal dolls (originally coins) buried within the Rosca de Reyes must pay for the tamales and throw a party on Candlemas. In certain regions of Mexico, this is the day in which the baby Jesus of each household is taken up from the nativity scene and dressed up in various colorful, whimsical outfits. In Luxembourg, Liichtmëss sees children carrying lighted sticks visiting neighbors and singing a traditional song in exchange for sweets. Sailors are often reluctant to set sail on Candlemas Day, believing that any voyage begun then will end in disaster—given the frequency of severe storms in February, this is not entirely without sense. According to over eight centuries of tradition, the swaddling clothes that baby Jesus wore during the presentation at the Temple are kept in Dubrovnik Cathedral, Croatia. See also "A Song for Simeon", a 1928 poem by T.S. Eliot Lupercalia Our Lady of Sorrows Presentation of Mary :Category:Paintings of the Presentation of Christ at the Temple References Citations Sources Schiller, Gertud (1971). Iconography of Christian Art, Vol. I (English trans from German). London: Lund Humphries. . Further reading Food and Feast in Medieval England, P. W. Hammond, External links Text of Luke 2 in the New Revised Standard Version Origins of Candlemas Cantica Nova History of the feast of the Purification/Candlemas Latin Mass Society Liturgical Resources – Candlemas The Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple from the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich Poems by Robert Herrick including "Upon Candlemas Eve" Sketch of Egeria's record of her pilgrimage, with quoted passages Egeria's description of the liturgical year at Jerusalem Catholic holy days Epiphany (holiday) February observances Nativity of Jesus in the New Testament Gospel of Luke Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church Holidays in Scotland Joyful Mysteries Russian traditions Scottish quarter days Second Temple Saint Joseph (husband of Mary) Christian processions