is kindled which lights the candle. The candle, representing Christ himself, is blessed by the priest who then inscribes in it a cross, the first letters and last of the Greek alphabet ...

Welcome to the first day of March 2025! Don't forget to light a candle to bring light, love, money, health, and ensure work ...

The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the ...

Five thousand years ago, candles shed light for practical needs and religious rituals in China, Japan and India. The first candles were made of tallow, beeswax or whale fat. In 1830s, French ...