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  2. Ceremonial use of lights - Wikipedia

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    A memorial candle is also lit on Yom HaShoah, a day of remembrance for all those murdered in The Holocaust. [46] A seven-day memorial candle is lit following the funeral of a spouse, parent, sibling or child. Candles are also lit prior to the onset of the Three Festivals (Sukkot, Passover and Shavuot) and the eve of Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashana ...

  3. Yahrzeit candle - Wikipedia

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    Memorial candle that burns up to 26 hours A yahrzeit candle lit in memory of a loved one on the anniversary (the "yahrtzeit") of the death Special yellow Yizkor candle for Yom HaShoah An electrical memorial candle with a Hebrew inscription reading נר זכרון “Ner Zikaron” (light of remembrance) A yahrzeit candle beside a grave, in a box to protect it from the wind A yahrzeit candle on ...

  4. Candlelight vigil - Wikipedia

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    A candlelight vigil or candlelit vigil or candlelight service is an assembly of people carrying candles, held after sunset in order to pray, show support for a specific cause, or remember the dead, in which case, the event is often called a candlelight memorial. [1] Such events may be held to protest the suffering of some marginalized group of ...

  5. Shiva (Judaism) - Wikipedia

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    A red shiva candle. Within Judaism, candles are symbolic of special events throughout life. They are lit during major holidays, during Shabbat, and during the process of mourning candles are required to burn for the entirety of shiva. Prior to the death of Rabbi Judah HaNasi in the third century, he instructed that a light should be kept ...

  6. Vigil - Wikipedia

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    Vigil candle. When a Jew dies, a watch is kept over the body and Tehillim are recited constantly, until the burial service. In Christianity, especially the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions, a vigil is often held when someone is gravely ill or mourning. Prayers are said and votives are often made. Vigils extend from eventual death ...

  7. Paschal candle - Wikipedia

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    The Paschal candle of Manila Cathedral usually reaches 4 or 4.5 inches (10 or 11 centimetres) and stands at 50 inches (130 centimetres) tall. The Paschal candle, like all liturgical candles, must be made at least from the most part of beeswax (ex cera apum saltem in maxima parte). [1] The Church Fathers saw the bee as a symbol of the Virgin ...

  8. When will Jimmy Carter's funeral take place? - AOL

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    On Sunday, Dec. 29, President Joe Biden declared the 9th a National Day of Mourning to honor the former president's funeral. Ahead of the official ceremony, after the New Year, Carter's body will ...

  9. Nine nights - Wikipedia

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    Then the leader of the ceremony uses a piece of white chalk to draw a cross over the exit that the spirit used to leave, allowing the spirit to never return. [1] sky In Trinidad and Tobago many Christians participate in a "wake" in the days leading up to the funeral service which resembles the 'nine night' traditions of other islands.

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