- lighting candles
- kindling a candle's flame
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lighting candles
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lighting — /luy ting/, n. 1. the act of igniting or illuminating: the lighting of many candles; the annual lighting of the Christmas tree. 2. the arrangement of lights to achieve particular effects: to work out the lighting for one s living room. 3. an… … Universalium
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Shabbat candles — Lighting Shabbat candles (Hebrew: נרות שבת) is a rabbinically mandated law in Judaism. [ Shulchan Aruch , Orach Chayim 263:2] Two candles or more are lit on Friday evening, 18 minutes before sundown, to welcome the Sabbath. Candlelighting is… … Wikipedia
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