![]() “Worldwide Candle Lighting Day” is celebrated annually on the second Sunday in December. Candles remind us, as Anne Lamott asserts, “grace bats last.” With the bases loaded the strongest hitter steps up, and like the strength of a candle’s flame, having survived since humans discovered fire, brings the players home. This ancient practice has only grown in importance as technology and our world has become increasingly distracting and complex. The power of candle lighting lives in our DNA. ![]() Unity candles are lit for couples joining together in marriage. We light candles in remembrance of those who have past. Most of us light candles on our birthday cake with a secret wish, while blowing them out, to the cheers of our loved ones. To calm our nervous system, we light a candle. To help strengthen awareness, mindfulness, we light a candle. Used for thousands of years by every world religion as a delivery system for sending prayers and blessings towards the heavens. Setting intentions on the flame of a candle is an ancient practice that crosses all social, economic and spiritual boundaries. Candle lighting can be so much more than just a pretty glow or lovely scent. We light candles to momentarily suspend time to become present in the miraculous moments. Image: Salford Quays Millenium Footbridge, lights the darkness for HMD, photo Credit Emma Phillipson.“How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” – William Shakespeare Use the hashtags #HolocaustMemorialDay and #LightTheDarkness. Please let us know in advance if you plan to light up your building.īecome part of the conversation about Light the darkness online by sharing a photo of your building lit up and tagging us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. Light up your building in purple from 8pm on 27 January.Įncourage your employees and stakeholders to light a candle and safely place it in their window. Place a candle safely in your window at 8pm on 27 January.īecome part of the conversation about Light the darkness online by sharing a photo of your candle and tagging us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. A group of survivors watched from the ground and held candles in a powerful moment captured in this short video. Iconic buildings and landmarks will light up in purple during this powerful national moment of commemoration and solidarity.įor Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 the iconic Piccadilly Lights displayed portraits of Holocaust and genocide survivors in the lead up to the national moment, and the screen lit up with a commemorative candle.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |