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A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance...

grave candles. A yahrzeit candle, also spelled yahrtzeit candle or called a memorial candle, (Hebrew: נר נשמה, ner neshama, meaning "soul candle"; Yiddish:...

The Yankee Candle Company, Inc., doing business as Yankee Candle, is an American manufacturer and retailer of scented candles, candleholders, accessories...

A Paschal candle is a large candle used in liturgies in Western Christianity (viz., the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion...

produced by a pure spermaceti candle that weighs 1⁄6 pound (76 grams) and burns at a rate of 120 grains per hour (7.8 grams per hour). Spermaceti is a material...

Candle making was developed independently in a number of countries around the world. Candles were primarily made from tallow and beeswax in Europe from...

which appears as a dark residue. An ear candling session lasts up to one hour, during which one or two ear candles may be burned for each ear. Treatment...

light produced by a pure spermaceti candle weighing one sixth of a pound and burning at a rate of 120 grains per hour. Germany, Austria and Scandinavia...

sections each of one inch. Each candle burned away completely in four hours, making each marking 20 minutes. The candles were placed for protection inside...

account of the invention of Yablochkov's candle. A Yablochkov candle (sometimes electric candle or Jablochkoff candle) is a type of electric carbon arc lamp...

"Candle in the Wind 1997", also known as "Goodbye England's Rose" and "Candle in the Wind '97", is a threnody by English musician Elton John and songwriter...

Wednesday (Holy Wednesday). They may be held during the daylight hours and the number of candles, if used, may vary. Tenebrae liturgical celebrations of this...

way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no...

Ten Candles is a tragic horror indie role-playing game that uses ten votive candles to mark time. It was designed by Stephen Dewey and published by Cavalry...

placed above or below the others and its candle is used to light the other eight candles. This unique candle is called the shammash (שַׁמָּשׁ‎, "attendant")...

novella. Brief Candles takes its title from a line in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, from Macbeth's famous soliloquy: Out, out, brief candle! Life's but...

The Peace Candle is a tower-like structure erected every Christmas season in Easton, Pennsylvania. The approximately 106-foot (32 m) tall structure, which...

Hand of Glory combined with a candle made from fat from the corpse of the same malefactor who died on the gallows. The candle so made, lighted, and placed...

Little Candles Day or Immaculate Conception Eve (Spanish: Día de las velitas) is a widely observed religious holiday in Colombia. It is celebrated on...

is sometimes incorrectly translated to English as candle sauce because the word svíčka means candle in Czech. There are at least three possible explanations...