Brigit's Day and Candlemas January 30, 2011

The Bergen County Historical Society will mark the back-to-back midwinter feasts of Brigit's Day and Candlemas at Historic New Bridge Landing with demonstrations of candle making and a special exhibit of antique lighting devices, ranging from a 2,000-year-old oil lamp to examples of the earliest light bulbs. Historian Kevin Wright will talk at 2 P.M. on 'Seeing the Past In A Different Light.' Brigit's Day and Candlemas come midway between the winter solstice and spring equinox.