Happy Groundhog Day!

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To those who celebrate, may you walk in #light.

#Candlemas
#Imbolc
#StBrigidsday

Enjoy your #crossquarterday.
Northern Hemisphere is about halfway from #wintersolstice to #vernalequinox; #Spring is coming.

Candlemas Day by Marianne Stokes (1855-1927) c. 1901, Tate #T02108, Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1977, public domain

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Pancake day!

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Traditions are important, you see.
(Specially when they involve crêpes.   )

#Candlemas

Today, 2 February, is Candlemas. As well as being a Christian holy day, it is one of the four Scottish Quarter Days, when rents were due.

The Scots poem “At Candlemas” by Marion Angus (1865–1946) is a typically unsentimental look at how swiftly youth turns to old age:

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"Henceforth the the second day of the second month was set aside to commemorate the Presentation of the Groundhog at the Temple. This day initiates a season of contemplation during which the people seek to thaw winter's hold on their hearts."

Image: Detail of Fra Angelico's fresco (which may or may not have been photoshopped on February 2, 2023, by someone who may or may not have my initials).

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