Jewish people around the world light Hanukkah candles to celebrate an ancient miracle: when Judah Maccabee and his band of warriors successfully fought back against oppression and ...
The Paschal candle represents Christ, the Light of the World. The pure beeswax of which the candle is made represents the sinless Christ who was formed in the womb of His Mother. The wick ...
This Jewish love story is woven into an account of Napoleon’s unsuccessful war in Egypt and Ottoman Palestine in the final years of the 18th century. Descriptions of the battles and the wanton ...
1. Ask the adult you are working with to light the candle. 2. Watch the candle flame start out small and get bigger. Notice how some of the wax near the wick melts. 3. As the flame burns, the wax from ...
“The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions (the Olympic rings), used alone, in one or in five different colours. When used in its five-colour version, these colours ...
Here are six important symbols of Día de los Muertos ... The third tier is often decorated with candles, as well as a washbasin, mirror and soap so the deceased can refresh themselves when ...