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  2. Candle - Wikipedia

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    A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance. A candle can also provide heat or a method of keeping time. Candles have been used for over two millennia around the world, and were a significant form of indoor lighting until the invention of ...

  3. History of candle making - Wikipedia

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    Candle moulding machine in Indonesia circa 1920. Candle making was developed independently in a number of countries around the world.. Candles were primarily made from tallow and beeswax in Europe from the Roman period until the modern era, when spermaceti (from sperm whales) was used in the 18th and 19th centuries, and purified animal fats and paraffin wax since the 19th century.

  4. Yankee Candle - Wikipedia

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    The Yankee Candle Company, Inc., [3] doing business as Yankee Candle, is an American manufacturer and retailer of scented candles, candleholders, accessories, and dinnerware. Its products are sold by thousands of gift shops nationwide, through catalogs, and online, and in nearly 50 countries around the world. The company operates just over 260 ...

  5. Candle wick - Wikipedia

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    A candle wick or lamp wick is usually made of braided cotton that holds the flame of a candle or oil lamp. A candle wick works by capillary action, conveying ("wicking") the fuel to the flame. When the liquid fuel, typically melted candle wax, reaches the flame it then vaporizes and combusts. In other words, the wick brings the liquified wax up ...

  6. Tealight - Wikipedia

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    Tealight. A tealight (also tea-light, tea light, tea candle, or informally tea lite, t-lite or t-candle) is a candle in a thin metal or plastic cup so that the candle can liquefy completely while lit. They are typically small, circular, usually wider than their height, [1] and inexpensive. Tealights derive their name from their use in teapot ...

  7. Paschal candle - Wikipedia

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    Paschal candle. The Paschal candle of Manila Cathedral in 2024. A Paschal candle is a large candle used in liturgies in Western Christianity ( viz., the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, and the Methodist Churches, among others). A new Paschal candle is blessed and lit every year at Easter.

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