2007-03-28 05:08:00 · 7 answers · asked by penny e 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
hmm i think its a kind of ritual !!
2007-03-28 05:20:28 · answer #1 · answered by shreys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some traditions as it is in the native Mexican traditions the candles are lit on day of the dead at small altars made ta the home of the deceased so they can find their way home. It also relates in christian traditions because the "light" represents God and you want them to be in the side of the Light or God instead of the Dark and evil.
In a more economical sense, it is a good fundraiser for the church, you ask a saint, Jesus or the Virgin Mary to intercede for you in whichever problem you have, light a Candle and put the sugested money in the box, although most places it is an "honor" system and you are the only one who knows how much you put in it.
2007-03-28 05:21:00 · answer #2 · answered by Antonio A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the candle flame is shaped like a teardrop. It also signifies that the person remembered was a light unto your soul.
2007-03-28 05:17:23 · answer #3 · answered by Handy man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly, as long as the candle burns, its smoke is going up to heaven as a prayer.
2007-03-29 03:51:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's usually a ritual or tradition or just someones way of showing respect or something like that.
2007-03-28 05:14:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are showing the soul the way home to heaven (or whatever your afterlife location may be)
2007-03-28 08:02:51 · answer #6 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vigil
2007-03-31 15:08:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋