Editing Candlestick (section)

== Religious use ==
{{Main|Altar candle}}{{See also|Ceremonial use of lights}}
[[File:Gloucester candlestick.jpg|thumb|[[Gloucester Candlestick]]]]
Candles and candlesticks are also used frequently in religious rituals and for spiritual means as both functional and symbolic lights.

In [[Jewish]] homes, two candles are lit to mark the beginning of the [[Shabbat|Sabbath]] at sundown every Friday, hence, candlesticks are often on display. A seven-branched [[candelabra]], known as the [[Menorah (Temple)|menorah]], is the national symbol of the [[State of Israel]], based on the candelabra that was used in the [[Temple in Jerusalem]] in ancient times. Another special candelabra found in many Jewish homes is the [[Hanukiah]], the [[Hanukkah]] [[Menorah (Hanukkah)|menorah]] that holds eight candles plus an extra one for lighting the others.

Tall candlesticks and altar lamps are often found in [[Church (building)|Christian churches]] as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01350a.htm|title=''Catholic Encyclopedia'': Altar Candlesticks|access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref>

A special set of two- and three-branched candelabras called the [[dikirion and trikirion]] is used by [[Eastern Catholic Churches|Eastern Catholic]] and [[Eastern Orthodox]] bishops to bless people at worship services.

A [[Triple candlestick (Catholic Church)|triple candlestick]] was used before 1955 in the [[Catholic Church]].