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  2. Ceremonial use of lights - Wikipedia

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    It holds seven candles; three red candles to represent African American struggles, one black candle to represent the African American people and three green candles to represent African American hopes. [49] During satanic rituals black candles are the only light source, except for one white candle on the altar. The dim lighting is used to ...

  3. Havdalah - Wikipedia

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    Havdalah is intended to require a person to use all five senses: feel the cup, smell the spices, see the flame of the candle, hear the blessings and taste the wine. [ 10 ] Following a normal Shabbat, the order of the prayers corresponds to the acrostic יבנ"ה Yavneh .

  4. Misbaha - Wikipedia

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    Black Misbaha . A Misbaha (Arabic: مِسْبَحَة, romanized: misbaḥa), subḥa (Arabic: سُبْحَة) (Arabic and Urdu), tusbaḥ (), tasbīḥ (Arabic: تَسْبِيح) (Iran, India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia), or tespih (Turkish, Bosnian and Albanian) is prayer beads often used by Muslims for the tasbih, the recitation of prayers, the ...

  5. Altar candle - Wikipedia

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    Candelabra as substitutes for the two single candles are a Protestant sentimentality. The Epistle candle is lighted first; the Gospel candle last; they are extinguished in reverse order. Lighting with a match held in the hand is not reverent:—extinguishing with puffs of breath from bloating cheeks is even less so. Use a lighter and snuffer.

  6. Why Are There Seven Candles For Kwanzaa? - AOL

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    One day following Christmas, the first candle is lit. And for six days after, families ignite red and green candles, culminating with a finale on the seventh day, called Karamu.

  7. Sanctuary lamp - Wikipedia

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    A ner tamid hanging over the ark in a synagogue. In Judaism, the sanctuary lamp is known as a Ner Tamid (Hebrew, “eternal flame” or “eternal light”), Hanging or standing in front of the ark in every Jewish synagogue, it is meant to represent the menorah of the Temple in Jerusalem, as well as the perpetual fire kept on the altar of burnt offerings before the Temple. [2]

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    Classic Collection No. 4 Palo Santo + Sandalwood Candle. We'll be the first to admit that our candle stockpile isn't small, but tiny elevated details help make Reisfields NYC a stand out.

  9. Stripping of the Altar - Wikipedia

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    A wooden cross sits in front of the bare chancel for the veneration of the cross ceremony, which occurs during the United Methodist Good Friday liturgy. [ 1 ] The Stripping of the Altar or the Stripping of the Chancel is a ceremony carried out in many Catholic , Lutheran , Methodist , and Anglican churches on Maundy Thursday .