Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Hispanics, Candlemas is the natural continuation of the December celebrations. Whoever finds the figurine in the Rosca de ...

Americana author and artist Eric Sloane once said “February has my vote for being the bleakest month of the year.” I think many of us living in New England for any length of time might tend to agree ...

February 2nd is a big deal for Catholic believers because it's Candlemas Day. On this day, it's customary to bring the image ...

If this sentiment seems familiar to you it is because it is very close to what is said about its secular counterpart, Groundhog Day, also celebrated Feb. 2. The Catholics of long ago had it down pat ...

We've all heard about a little groundhog that can (maybe) predict the coming of spring with just his shadow. And while Groundhog Day is a uniquely American tradition, but its roots come from across ...

RIVER EDGE — New Jerseyans who are hoping for an early end to winter might want take a vacation. The prognosis looked bleak during a Candlemas Day celebration at historic New Bridge Landing in River ...