Maria Light measuring is committed in the liturgical calendar as celebration of the “representation of the gentleman”. On this day the Christmas circle ends and in many families and rectorys is the 2.February the definitely last date, in order to clear and stow for the next year the Christmas cribs away. Around the year 650, the celebration “Maria Light measuring” was introduced to Rome. In the mosaischen law was prescribed, that a newborn child must be brought within a certain period into the temple. The east church understood this event as “celebration of the meeting of the gentleman”, while it in the west Marien became.

The candle consecration and the lights Processions, which took place in many places, Mariens applied for the honour and were added only later and coined/shaped the name “Maria Light measuring”. In all catholic rectorys bavarians the light measuring day one celebrates, whereby in many places the annual requirements at candles are doomed.
“Maria Light measuring” was in the farmer year an important lot the matter and a boundary stone in the rural course of the year. At Maria Light measuring the Butler were remunerated and had some days freely. It was the only vacation, the officials got that and were the thigh days a desired interruption of the heavy work everyday life. Light measuring the only date was simultaneous in the course of the year, at that “marriage stops” in former times the farmhands and farm servants in such a way became the calling, another farmer or service place to search were allowed. Maria Light measuring finds to 2.February instead of.