English

Proper noun

Feast of Light

1. (Christianity) Candlemas.
2. (Christianity) The feast of the Epiphany.
3. (Christianity) The feast of the Transfiguration.
4. (Judaism) Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.
   • 1940, Emily Solis-Cohen, Jr., Hanukkah: The Feast of Light, Jewish Publication Society
   • 1942, Jewish Spectator, volume 7, page 46:

     We celebrate Hanukkah, the Feast of Light, in commemoration of the Maccabees' putting an end to the sinister oppression [...]

   • 1997, The collected writings, volume 7 (ISBN 087306786X), page 200:

     Chanukah recounts the rededication of the Sanctuary which had been despoiled by the Greeks. The celebration of the eight-day Feast of Light recalls the victorious survival of the Sanctuary, not the courage of the Maccabees.

Etymology 2

A loose translation of Chinese 清明節 ‎(Qīngmíngjié, literally “festival of pure brightness”)

Proper noun

Feast of Light

1. (uncommon) Tomb Sweeping Day.

See also

• Festival of Lights