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2. Altar candle - Wikipedia

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   Altar candles are candles set on or near altars for religious ceremonies. Various religions have regulations or traditions regarding the number and type of candles used, and when they are lit or extinguished, for example during the liturgies. Altar candles may sit directly on the altar or be placed in tall stands to the side of or behind the altar.

3. Hanukkah menorah - Wikipedia

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   Eight of the nine branches hold lights (candles or oil lamps) that symbolize the eight nights of the holiday; on each night, one more light is lit than the previous night, until on the final night all eight branches are ignited. The ninth branch holds a candle, called the shamash ("helper" or "servant"), which is used to light the other eight.

4. Candelabra - Wikipedia

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   A candelabrum (plural candelabra but also used as the singular form) is a candle holder with multiple arms. [1] [2] [3] "Candelabra" can be used to describe a variety of candle holders including chandeliers. However, candelabra can also be distinguished as branched candle holders that are placed on a surface such as the floor, stand, or tabletop.

5. Candlestick - Wikipedia

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   A candlestick is a device used to hold a candle in place. Candlesticks have a cup or a spike ("pricket") or both to keep the candle in place. Candlesticks are sometimes called "candleholders". Before the proliferation of electricity, candles were carried between rooms using a chamberstick, a short candlestick with a pan to catch dripping wax. [1]

6. Candle holder - Wikipedia

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   Candelabra, a decoration holding candles on multiple arms; Chandelier, a branched ornamental light fixture designed to be mounted on ceilings or walls; Torchère, a lamp with a tall stand of wood or metal; Julleuchter, a type of earthenware candle-holder originating in 16th-century Sweden, later redesigned and manufactured in Nazi Germany

7. Kinara - Wikipedia

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   During the week-long celebration of Kwanzaa, seven candles are placed in the kinara—three red on the left, three green on the right, and a single black candle in the center. The word kinara is a Swahili word that means candle holder. The seven candles represent the Seven Principles (or Nguzo Saba) of Kwanzaa. Red, green, and black are the ...