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2. Candelabra - Wikipedia

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   Candelabra is a form of candlestick; candlestick is defined as an object that holds a candle, [8] [9] and candelabra can be defined as a branched holder that supports multiple candles. [3] [10] "Candelabra" has been used to describe all branched candle holders, including chandeliers. The distinction between a candelabrum and a chandelier is ...

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. Dikirion and trikirion - Wikipedia

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   A large three-branched candle for the Great Blessing of Waters in the background, in front of the bishop. Also, bishop's trikirion and dikirion held by subdeacons.. Among the Ukrainian Eastern Christians (Russian Orthodox, Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholic), it is common for the priest or bishop to use a large three-branch candle for the Great Blessing of Waters on the Great Feast of ...

5. 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.

6. 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 ...

7. List of blue plaques erected by the Royal Society of Chemistry

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   The blue plaques are publicly visible, and are intended to give everyone an insight into chemistry's relevance to everyday lives. [1] CLS plaques for the first few years of the scheme (begun in 2001) were rectangular, black lettering on a steel background, but later plaques are hexagonal, white lettering on a blue background.