Nights are quite long in december in the northern hemisphere, and light is cruelly missing.
On that night which once was the longest of the year*, lighting a candle is making up for the cold and dark atmosphere which lies outdoors.
Why a candle over other light sources? Because it's a flame, it's warm and living, it dances, hypnotizes, seduces and casts away gloomy moods.
*during Middle Ages, a discrepancy of several days due to the julian calendar effectively resulted in the winter solstice falling around december 13th..
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