Candlelight vigil
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candlelight-vigil-188-8607542
title:
Candlelight vigil
text:
A candlelight vigil or candlelit vigil or candlelight service is an outdoor assembly of people carrying candles, held after sunset in order to pray, show support for a specific cause, or remember the dead, in which case, the event is often called a candlelight memorial. Such events may be held to protest the suffering of some marginalized group of people. A large candlelight vigil may have invited speakers with a public address system and may be covered by local or national media. Speakers give
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Assembly of people showing support for a cause
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlelight_vigil
date created:
2007-04-29T01:08:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T20:25:39Z
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