Yesterday was Candlemas Day, a very old holiday of the church which marks the halfway point between the Solstice and the Spring Equinox and in the Liturgical Year, it marks the presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple by his parents and the blessing of Jesus by the elderly prophet, Simeon. It is observed by clearing out all vestiges of the Christmas season in the church, and putting up boxwood to anticipate the coming of Spring. We decided it was the perfect day to take down our Christmas tree! Yes, we had left it up until now. Last night we packed away the ornaments and lights and put the bare tree out on our deck, which is piled pretty high with snow. We played our last Christmas CD while we worked on the tree. It's nice to consider that Spring is around the corner, though you would not know it to look outside. But it is true that sugaring season will soon be upon us.
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