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In the Law of Moses, which was observed by Mary and Joesph, it says that after a woman has a child she is unclean for so many days. If a woman had a girl child she was unclean for 80 days and if she had a boy child she was unclean for 40 days. Mary, 40 days after the birth of Jesus went to Jerusalem to offer a sacrifice and be cleansed. She was to offer "A pair of turtledoves or two young Pigeons. We don't know which of the two she offered. Now at the same time they brought the baby Jesus to present Him to the Lord. This was also in the law of Moses (Exodus 13:2, 12-15). This is the reason Mary, Joseph and Jesus went to Jerusalem.

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