Test Your Knowledge About Candlemas Day With This Quiz
Have you ever heard of Candlemas? Do you really understand what it is? Test your knowledge about Candlemas Day with this quiz. Celebrated on February 2, Candlemas is also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ or the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is a Christian holiday commemorating the Virgin Mary’s Presentation of the Lord. On this day, the majority of Christians remove their Christmas decorations. What else do you know about this holiday? Give this quiz a try and learn more about Candlemas.
- 1.The festival has been celebrated since the 4th century AD.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Where was Candlemas first celebrated?
- A.
Russia
- B.
Jerusalem
- C.
America
- D.
India
- 3.On which day the festival of Candlemas was celebrated earlier?
- A.
February 2
- B.
February 10
- C.
February 14
- D.
February 28
- 4.The tradition is now referred to as the Presentation of the Lord.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Candlemas was known as what until 1969 in the Roman Catholic Church?
- A.
The Presentation of the Lord
- B.
The Purification of the Blessed Virgin
- C.
The Presentation of the Jesus Christ
- D.
All of the above
- 6.With whom the Greek Church celebrated baby Jesus’ meeting in the Temple of Jerusalem?
- A.
Simeon
- B.
Mary
- C.
Joseph
- D.
All of the above
- 7.Who referred to Jesus as the Light of the World in the Bible?
- A.
Jesus himself
- B.
Mary
- C.
Joseph
- D.
Cleopas
- 8.Who brings candles with them to their local church on this day and uses them for the rest of the year when they have their candles blessed?
- A.
Roman Catholics
- B.
Orthodox
- C.
Methodists
- D.
All of the above
- 9.In which places is Candlemas (since 1774) always celebrated on a Sunday?
- A.
The Church of Sweden
- B.
Finnish Lutheran churches
- C.
Sagrada Familia
- D.
Both A and B
- 10.What is Candlemas, also known in Spanish speaking countries? What do Spanish speaking countries call Candlemas?
- A.
Dia de ka Candelaria
- B.
Dia ke la Candelaria
- C.
Dia de la Candelaria
- D.
Dia fe la Candelaria
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