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Main - - Culture - Sretenie   Sretenie (Strechanne, Gramnitsy) - Candlemas, February2/15. In the distant past it was a holiday marking meeting and fight between winter and summer. On this day, farmers watched the weather as its character on Candlemas predicted the weather for the future spring and summer. At a later period, after the adoption of Christianity candles were consecrated in the church on this day. They played and are still playing a significant role in everyday life of rural and urban residents, they are used on the most important events in the lives of families throughout the year.     Site Search: check any of the words check every word © National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 2011