Candle/Legends

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"A candle will I light, for you to find your way home."
―Yoda, to a young Dooku[1]

A candle was an archaic illumination source. Candles were made of meltable material, with a central wick which was lit to give light as it burned.[3] The light produced by a candle was dim and flickering.[4] To prevent extinguishment or excessive flickering, they were sometimes put into portable cases.[3] In 22 BBY, a band of Tusken Raiders kidnapped Shmi Skywalker Lars, mother of Jedi Anakin Skywalker, and kept her prisoner among their encampment. Skywalker eventually found his dying mother held within a hut illuminated by dozens of candles.[5]

Beyond their practical use, candles were also lit around graves and tombs in honor of the dead.[4] When a deceased Human citizen of Naboo could not be cremated in the vicinity of the Livet Tower, which contained an Eternal Flame, it was customary to place a lighted candle on their chest.[6] On the Tionese holiday of the Devouring, some people used to burning candles to ward away evil spirits.[7]

On festive occasions, candles were used to ornate various kinds of pastries.[8] They were also used to create a cosy atmosphere suitable for romantic dates.[2] Intimate[9] and formal dinners often used candles or candelabra to light the table.[10]

Like many ther mundane objects, candles could be turned into enchanted artifacts. The Ewok Logray, shaman of the Bright Tree Village, owned the Candle of Pure Light, a magical candle that never burned down and could summon Izrina, Queen of the Wisties.[11]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Children of the Jedi
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Heir to the Empire
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones novelization
  6. ↑ Darth Plagueis
  7. ↑ StarWars.com Essential Atlas Extra: The History of Xim and the Tion Cluster on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)
  8. ↑ "Kessel: Hell in Space" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
  9. ↑ The Courtship of Princess Leia
  10. ↑ 2013 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope (Card: Dinner with Lord Tion)
  11. ↑ Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure

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