2 February is the real end of the 40 days of Christmas: indeed in some countries this is the day that Christmas decorations are taken down. We celebrate the presentation of Our Lord in the Temple, when Simeon takes the child Jesus into his arms and declares that he has seen the salvation of all mankind in his glory as the light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of his people Israel. Our Mass begins at the entrance of the church when candles are blessed and lit, and the Nunc Dimittis is sung, as we remember Jesus the Lord's entrance into his temple.