2007-10-06 13:23:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
It comes from :
1) making offerings to deities; candles tend to be offerings.
2) various religions would accept offerings of oil for their lamps as well as candles as donations to the temples
3) It tends to get dark at night when you have yet to invent electricity.
2007-10-06 13:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every story or archaeological find of religious ritual importance has fire mixed into it in some way. That it has moved from large wood fed fires and petroleum torches to candles is tied directly to the environment in which religious rituals takes place. There cannot be large uncontrolled fires in buildings. Thus, the very controllable candle.
2007-10-06 14:47:09 · answer #2 · answered by Terry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think it started way back when it first started..haha..sounds stupid but im sure they didnt have lights back then and they had to use candles to shine some light on what they are doing..since they casted spells mostly at night..
2007-10-06 17:34:46 · answer #3 · answered by damnlazyguy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it started before the light bulb was invented.. and
people used to hide their beliefs and meet in secret places,
such as caves and when they needed light they lit candles...
2007-10-06 13:31:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read: Carol and Philip Zaleski "Prayer: A History." These authors will fill in you on the answer to your question.
2007-10-06 15:26:21 · answer #5 · answered by Timaeus 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
umm i think in china.
they started doing rituals or something.
2007-10-06 13:29:54 · answer #6 · answered by Davyy♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was done so that they could see what they were doing.
2007-10-06 14:05:49 · answer #7 · answered by Pustic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋