Candlemas Day celebrated in Mexico

A woman holds her baby Jesus figurine inside the San Juan Bautista Parish, on "Dia de la Candelaria" or Candlemas Day, in Mexico City, Friday, February 2, 2018. According to Christian tradition, Candlemas marks Mary and Joseph's presentation of the baby Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem. Candlemas is observed 40 days after Christmas, on February 2. Catholics in Mexico celebrate the feast day by dressing their baby Jesus figurines in the finest threads and bringing them to their local church to be blessed. [Photo: AP/Marco Ugarte]