Candlemas Bell

I knew that snowdrops aren't native to the UK but I didn't know that they were brought here by monks in the sixteenth century to celebrate Candlemas, which is today. They're also known as Candlemas Bells. 

Many Christians believe that Jesus’ mother Mary presented him to God at the Temple in Jerusalem after observing the traditional 40-day period of purification (of mothers) following his birth. According to a New Testament gospel, a Jewish man named Simeon held the baby in his arms and said that he would be a light for the Gentiles (Luke 2:32). It is for this reason that this event is called Candlemas.