2006-06-22 01:36:06 · 11 answers · asked by Chase B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
because a flame can represent the soul. it's a way to remember that the soul doesn't die.
2006-06-22 01:39:16 · answer #1 · answered by Brandie C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's reminiscent of the old tradition of burning people on a pyre so that their soul can escape the body and make it to the after life.
It's actually a pagan ritual, and when Christianity became mainstream it was ruthlessly squashed like everything else in non christian religions. The people in trying to retain some of their beliefs without letting the christian rulers know that they were lit candles for the dead so that the soul could find the light and reach the afterlife. People now do it because their parents did it, but they try to make up their own reasons for it.
2006-06-22 01:48:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that in the afterlife...the ones who have passed on can see candlelight flames, (but not light from lightbulbs)..that's why many people light candles by pictures of their loved ones that have passed on...and why many churches have candles burning even in the day.
2006-06-22 01:41:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To represent lights for the life after death.
2006-06-22 01:40:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-11 05:11:08 · answer #5 · answered by Heidi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same reason people light a match in the bathroom...dead people stink.
2006-06-22 01:39:50 · answer #6 · answered by MooseShadows 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's symbolic of remembrance. A sign of respect for the deceased.
2006-06-28 06:41:40 · answer #7 · answered by Samba Queen 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It can also represent the impression that person left on the world.
2006-06-22 01:40:44 · answer #8 · answered by Erin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a symbol to remember them. Just like the G's from the Hood pour out some liquor when a fellow G dies...
2006-06-22 01:39:14 · answer #9 · answered by A Dizzle 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to give a light to see their way to heaven
2006-06-22 01:39:48 · answer #10 · answered by dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In honor and rememberance of the person.
2006-06-22 01:56:29 · answer #11 · answered by caroline j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋