The Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple, known in the West as the Presentation of Mary in the Temple (Theotokos means Mother of God) is a Catholic and Orthodox feast (one of the Twelve Great Feasts). It is celebrated today on November 21 in both the West and the East.
Theotokos in the Temple, the one who will give birth to Jesus
Originating in Jerusalem, the festival spread throughout the Christian East and then, due to Marian piety, it spread to the West from the early Middle Ages.
The New Testament contains no details about Mary's childhood. The Protevangelium of James (ch. 6-10) fills this silence since the IIe century at least. Mary, who was miraculously born to Joachim and Anne, her parents, when they were in their old age and could no longer hope to have children, was presented by them to the Temple in Jerusalem, according to their promise, while still very young, to to prepare for the role that is expected of him in the redemption of Israel.
The text says that she “danced that day, and did not look back”. And she remained in the Temple, fed “by an angel”, until the age of majority (12 years), age at which she was betrothed to Joseph. She was busy weaving the veil of the Temple. This is perhaps the origin of this tradition, because Jewish sources, young girls were hired specifically to weave the thirteen hangings that were used in the Temple.
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