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===Name of the celebration===
In addition to being known as the [[Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple]], other traditional names include Candlemas, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin,<ref name=edc/> and the Meeting of the Lord.<ref name=goarch>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goarch.org/presentation|title=Presentation of Christ to the Temple|publisher=Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America}}</ref> ''Candlemas'' is an English name for the feast because of the procession with lighted candles at the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] on this day, reflecting Simeon's proclamation of "a light for revelation to the Gentiles", which, in turn, echoes Isaiah 49:6 in the second of the "servant of the Lord" oracles.<ref name=Toon>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org.uk/the-bcp/the-presentation-of-christ-in-the-temple|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706042629/https://www.pbs.org.uk/the-bcp/the-presentation-of-christ-in-the-temple|archive-date=2016-07-06|last1=Toon|first1=Peter|title=The Presentation of Christ in the Temple|publisher=The Prayer Book Society}}</ref>

The date of Candlemas is established by the date set for the [[Nativity of Jesus]], for it comes forty days afterwards. Under [[613 Commandments|Mosaic law]] as found in the [[Torah]], a mother who had given birth to a boy was considered unclean for seven days; moreover she was to remain for three and thirty days "in the blood of her purification." Candlemas therefore corresponds to the day on which Mary, according to Jewish law, should have attended a ceremony of [[ritual purification]] ({{Bibleverse||Leviticus|12:2–8|HE}}). The Gospel of Luke 2:22–39 relates that Mary was purified according to the religious law, followed by Jesus' presentation in the [[Jerusalem]] temple, and this explains the formal names given to the festival, as well as its falling 40 days after the Nativity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2020-01/sunday-reflection-vatican-news3.html|title=Reflections for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord – Vatican News|date=30 January 2020|website=www.vaticannews.va}}</ref>

In the Roman Catholic Church, it is known as the ''Presentation of the Lord'' in the liturgical books first issued by [[Paul VI]],<ref>Liturgy of the Hours, 2 February.</ref> and as the ''Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary'' in [[Tridentine Mass|earlier editions]]. In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] and Greek Catholic Churches ([[Eastern Catholic Churches]] which use the [[Byzantine rite]]), it is known as the ''Feast of the Presentation of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple'' or as ''The Meeting of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ''.

It is known as the Presentation of Our Lord in the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]]. The [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] observes 2 February as The Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord.<ref>Lutheran Service Book, 2006, xi</ref> 

In the churches of the [[Anglican Communion]], it is known by various names, including ''The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in The Temple (Candlemas)'' ([[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]]),<ref name=edc>{{Cite web|url=https://www.episcopalchurch.org/glossary/|title=Glossary of Terms}}</ref> ''The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary'' ([[Anglican Church of Canada]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/calendar/|title=The Calendar|date=16 October 2013|publisher=Prayer Book Society of Canada|access-date=2 February 2017|archive-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022221459/http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/calendar/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)'' ([[Church of England]]),<ref name=Toon/> and ''The Presentation of Christ in the Temple'' ([[Anglican Church of Australia]]).