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2. Godparent - Wikipedia

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   In both religious and civil views, a godparent tends to be an individual chosen by the parents to take an interest in the child's upbringing and personal development, and to offer mentorship. [2] [3] A male godparent is a godfather, and a female godparent is a godmother. The child is a godchild (i.e., godson for boys and goddaughter for girls).

3. 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 ...

4. Christingle - Wikipedia

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   A candle pushed into the centre of the orange, then lit, representing Jesus Christ as Light of the World; A red ribbon wrapped around the orange or a paper frill around the candle, representing the blood of Christ; Dried fruits and/or sweets skewered on cocktail sticks pushed into the orange, representing the fruits of the earth and the four ...

5. Unity candle - Wikipedia

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   Since in the rite of baptism, the lighted Paschal Candle and a smaller candle plays an important symbolic part. In the baptism rite, [ 6 ] the Paschal Candle is placed near the font. After the person has been baptized with water, another smaller candle is lit by a Godparent from the flame of the Paschal Candle and given to the newly baptized as ...

6. Infant baptism - Wikipedia

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   Infant baptism is also called christening by some faith traditions. Most Christians belong to denominations that practice infant baptism. Branches of Christianity that practice infant baptism include Catholicism , [ 3 ] Eastern Orthodoxy , [ 4 ] and Oriental Orthodoxy . [ 5 ]

7. Yankee Candle - Wikipedia

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   Yankee Candle flagship store in Deerfield, MA. Yankee Candle's flagship store, which opened in 1982, is located in South Deerfield, Massachusetts.It features all available Yankee Candles as well as kitchen and home accessories, New England crafts, gifts and collectibles, a toy shop, picnic grounds and a "Bavarian Christmas Village" filled with decorated Christmas trees and a toy train that ...

8. Votive candle - Wikipedia

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   A votive candle rack at Grace Episcopal Cathedral, an Anglican Christian cathedral in Topeka. A votive candle or prayer candle is a small candle, typically white or beeswax yellow, intended to be burnt as a votive offering in an act of Christian prayer, especially within the Anglican, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic Christian denominations, among others.

9. Ceremonial ship launching - Wikipedia

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   The historic christening and launching ceremonies continued, but travel restrictions, other wartime considerations, and sheer numbers dictated that such occasions be less elaborate than those in the years before the war. [2] Minesweeper USS Pivot (AM-276) launched at the Gulf Shipbuilding Company, Chickasaw, Alabama in 1943.