2006-09-23 18:42:58 · 2 answers · asked by anonymoususer987876 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I am quite sure that it is a tradition started by sailors wives. They would leave a candle burning in the window for when their husbands were away at sea. It was supposed to help their husbands find their way home. I grew up in eastern Canada and it was one of the stories I heard as a child.
2006-09-23 18:45:21 · answer #1 · answered by Justme 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lit candle(s) in the window got it's origins as a romantic symbol, expressing one's love even though that relationship was blocked or forbidden by the girl's parents. I think it went like one candle signaled "I still love you, no matter what" and two candles symbolized "Our love can never be, spare us pain and leave me be".
2006-09-23 18:47:27 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋