Candles are distributed for all to hold during the service.

It is very loosely based on Josephine Tey's novel A Shilling for Candles ( 1936 ).

Candles did not appear in Europe or the Middle East until sometime after AD 400, due largely to the availability of olive oil for burning in lamps.

For example, the school principal in the film Sixteen Candles ( 1984 ) is an interpretation of the Pantalone character, for his goal is to keep the two main characters from being together and to maintain some type of control of his school.

They released two music videos for this album, Crazy Times and Five Candles ( You Were There ).

* Josephine Tey's A Shilling for Candles ( 1936 ) — which became the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's film Young and Innocent ( 1937 )

This celebration hosts a large volume of tourists and former Lititz residents who return for the Queen of Candles pageant and the yearly fireworks gala supporting Lititz Springs Park.

* A Shilling for Candles ( 1936 ) Josephine Tey ( the basis of Hitchcock's 1937 movie Young and Innocent )

She did minor voice-over work for several films, including The Clan of the Cave Bear ( 1986 ), Silverado ( 1985 ), Sixteen Candles ( 1984 ), Back to the Future 2 ( 1989 ) and The Color Purple ( 1985 ).

The band would also use " Wild Sex ( In the Working Class )" for the classic teen comedy Sixteen Candles during a dance scene by Farmer Ted, a. k. a. " The Geek " ( portrayed by Anthony Michael Hall ).

In order to better promote the group, Greenberg asked songwriter Luther Dixon, who had previously worked with Perry Como, Nat King Cole, and Pat Boone and co-written the 1959 hit " 16 Candles ", to write for and produce songs for them.

Candles lit for the Easter Vigil at Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria.

The débutante traditionally chooses for her entourage " 18 Roses ", who are 18 special men or boys in the girl's life such as boyfriends, relatives and brothers, and " 18 Candles ", who are the Roses ' female counterparts.

Known professionally as simply Melanie, she is best known for her hits " Brand New Key ", " Ruby Tuesday ", " What Have They Done To My Song Ma " and " Lay Down ( Candles in the Rain )".

She also performed at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the inspiration for her signature song, " Lay Down ( Candles in the Rain )", apparently arose from the Woodstock audience lighting candles during her set ( although most of the " candles " were actually matches or lighters ).

One of the most popular sketches was " Four Candles ", written by Barker, where Barker walks into an old-fashioned ironmonger's store and asks for " four candles.

Called the Ner Katan, FJMC's new version consists of six Yellow Candles provided for communal observances and ceremonies.

His 1942 book Embers ( Hungarian title: A gyertyák csonkig égnek, meaning " The Candles Burn Down to the Stump ") expresses a nostalgia for the bygone multi-ethnic, multicultural society of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, reminiscent of the works of Joseph Roth.

The Elektron system has required significant maintenance work, having failed several times and requiring the crew to use the Solid Fuel Oxygen Generator canisters ( also called " Oxygen Candles ", which were the cause of a fire on Mir ) when it has been broken for extended amounts of time.

Candles and candlesticks are also used frequently in religious rituals and for spiritual means.

Gertz is known for her early roles in the films Sixteen Candles, Crossroads, The Lost Boys, Less Than Zero, the 1980s TV series Square Pegs with Sarah Jessica Parker, and 1996's Twister, as well as for her role as Judy Miller in the CBS sitcom Still Standing with Mark Addy.

Films such as Class ( film ), The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Mannequin ( 1987 film ), Porky's, Pretty In Pink, Sixteen Candles, St. Elmo's Fire ( film ), Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science and Valley Girl were popular teen comedies of the era and launched the careers of several major celebrities such as: Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage.

Candles, soap, grease, and ointments were all made from tallow ( rendered animal fat ) in large vats located just outside the west wing.

Candles and, in some cases, tabernacles were reintroduced.

Sixteen Candles was filmed primarily in and around the Chicago North Shore suburban communities of Skokie and Highland Park, Illinois during the summer of 1983, when leads Ringwald and Hall were 15 years old.

Candles and other pyrotechnics were used as the fillings for the various Target Indicator bombs.

It was accepted that ten Standard Candles were about equal to one Carcel burner.

The most popular singles from this album were: “ If ”, “ Goodbye to the Roman Candles ,” “ Blues for you ”, “ Have to Carry On ”.

Among the offers Angham refused were Sahar elLayali ( Sleeples Nights ) which was nominated for Best Foreign Movie at the Academy Awards in 2003 where the singer was supposed to act instead of actress Mona Zaki, Shiqet Maser elJadida ( Egypt's New Apartment ), Aan elAshk Wel Hawa ( About Love and Passion ), elShoumouaa elSawdaa ( Black Candles ) where she was supposedly to remake the acting part of legend actress / artist Najat elSagheera, and Hayat Thekra ( Life of Thekra ) where Angham was supposedly remake the life of assassinated Tunisian singer, Thekra.

In 1864 it was recorded that the organising committee of the festival let off " 258 dozen fire crackers and numerous Roman Candles, Jack-in-box and sky rockets " The day after these celebrations, a ' Midsummer's Day ' fair took place on Penzance quay ; boat rides and other entertainments were included in these celebrations.

Candles were lit around the sepulchre, burial clothes adorned it, and parishioners stood guard until early Easter morning at the first Mass.

Melanie Safka mentioned Baba in the song Lay Down ( Candles in the Rain ) with the lyrics Meher Baba

Candles that are too big can be trimmed to fit with a knife ; candles that are too small can be fitted with aluminium foil.

Waters followed Roman Candles with a third short film, entitled Eat Your Makeup ( 1968 ), in which Divine once more wore drag, this time in order to portray a fictionalized version of Jackie Kennedy, the widow of recently assassinated U. S. President John F. Kennedy, who in the film had turned to kidnapping models and forcing them to eat their own makeup.

She appeared with her brother John in the movies Sixteen Candles, Grandview, U. S. A., Class, High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank, Say Anything ..., Cradle Will Rock, Martian Child, and most recently, War, Inc. She also starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom What About Joan?

His films with director-screenwriter John Hughes, beginning with the popular 1984 coming-of-age comedy Sixteen Candles, shaped his early career.

His sister, Patricia, sang with the vocal group The Crests, who had a number two hit in 1958 with " 16 Candles ", though she left the group before the recording.

Hollywood films of the 1980s, such as John Hughes ' Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, and The Breakfast Club, characterized high school preps of the 1980s, who are depicted as a shallow and transparent group primarily concerned with extrinsic things.

# Candles in the Rain with Edwin Hawkins, September 1970 ( US # 17-Gold record, UK # 5, Australia # 2, Canada # 5, Norway # 20, Germany # 16 )

In May, residents celebrate the Fiesta de las Velas ( Festival of the Candles ) in honor of its patron saint San Vicente Ferrer, with a large procession.

After a regional hit with " My Juanita "/" Sweetest One " on the Joyce label, he had two years of chart success with The Crests on Coed Records with " 16 Candles ", " Six Nights A Week ", " Step by Step ", " The Angels Listened In ", and " Trouble in Paradise ".

* Candles are usually to be found ; as with fuel, these should be replaced if used.

After graduating with a degree in English from Brooklyn College and a stint in the Army, Moss began his music career by promoting " 16 Candles ," a hit for The Crests on Coed Records.

" Bird was often cast by director John Hughes and appeared in many of his 1980 and 1990s films, including Sixteen Candles, Home Alone, and Dennis the Menace, the latter two of which paired her with veteran Hughes actor, Bill Erwin, as her husband.

He also, returned to co-star with Sharon, Lois & Bram in their 1994 home video titled Candles, Snow & Mistletoe, produced by Glen Roven.

The second of three novels by ghostwriter Walter Karig, this story focuses on Nancy's encounter with a 100-year-old man at " The Sign of the Twisted Candles ," a roadside inn and restaurant.

Notably, Horowitz also wrote Thirty-Three Candles, a book detailing his involvement with Messianic claimant Moses Guibbory and famed radio announcer Boake Carter.