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[[File:Taresian candle.jpg|thumb|Lighting a Taresian candle]]
A '''candle''' was a solid mass of wax containing a wick that provided [[light]] via a [[flame]]. Many [[Earth]] candles were made from [[beeswax]]. The wax was actually created by reducing the material of the bees' [[nest]], or hive, into a gelatinous form and then molding it around a wick. 

[[File:Candles at the monastery.jpg|thumb|left|Candles at the monastery in 2151]]
Prior to the advent of mass production, the beeswax candle was a relatively valuable commodity and time consuming to create. [[Miss]] [[Annie]] tried to tempt [[Worf]] with the extravagance of beeswax candles during his time in the [[Deadwood]] [[holo-program]]. ({{TNG|A Fistful of Datas}}) 

Candles were often placed on a [[birthday cake]] in certain [[Human]] [[tradition]]s. ({{ENT|Silent Enemy}}) In [[2367]], there were six candles on [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]]'s {{dis|blue|color}} frosted [[birthday]] [[cake]]. ({{TNG|Future Imperfect}})
[[File:Candle on terra nova.jpg|thumb|A candle on Terra Nova]]
The [[Novan]]s used candles to lit their [[cave]]s beneath the [[surface]] of [[Terra Nova]]. ({{ENT|Terra Nova}})

[[Vulcan]]s used different types of candles in the [[monastery|monasteries]] such as the one at [[P'Jem]]. The [[Akaali]] such as the [[apothecary]] [[Riaan]] also used candles. ({{ENT|The Andorian Incident|Civilization}})

[[T'Pol]] kept several [[Ceremony|ceremonial]] candles in her [[quarters]] aboard {{EnterpriseNX}}. ({{ENT|Breaking the Ice|The Forge}})
[[File:Winn with candle, The Circle.jpg|thumb|left|[[Vedek]] [[Winn Adami]] with a candle]]
The Vulcan [[syrrannite]]s placed dozens of candles in their hiding, the [[T'Karath Sanctuary]]. No artificial light source could be used there because of the [[geomagnetic interference]]s. ({{ENT|Awakening}})

The [[Bajoran]]s used candles for their ceremonies and [[meditation]]s. They also decorated their {{dis|temple|architecture}}s with candles, the [[Bajoran shrine]] on [[Deep Space 9]]'s [[Promenade]] for example. ({{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets|The Circle}} ''et al'')
[[File:Three candles.jpg|thumb|Three candles in Benjamin Sisko's quarters]]
Candles were used as decoration in several quarters on Deep Space 9. [[Benjamin Sisko]] used candles to create a [[Romance|romantic]] atmosphere for a [[dinner]] with [[Kasidy Yates]] in [[2372]]. ({{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}})

''In an [[alternate timeline]], [[Jake Sisko]] used several candles beside a [[fire]]side in his [[house]] in [[Louisiana]].'' ({{DS9|The Visitor}})

[[Onaya]], who visited Deep Space 9 in 2372, decorated her quarters aboard the station with dozens of candles when she welcomed Jake Sisko. ({{DS9|The Muse}})

Aboard the {{USS|Discovery}}, [[Michael Burnham]] had [[holographic]] candles in her quarters in [[2257]]. A unique feature allowed her to deactivate the [[holographic program|program]] by "blowing out" only one of the candles. ({{DIS|Brother}})

== Types ==
* [[Birthday candle]]
* [[Duranja]]
* [[Howard family candle]]
* [[Impulian candle]]
* [[Kor'tova candle]]
* [[Ocampan prayer taper]]
* [[Var'Hama candle]]

== Appendices ==
=== See also ===
* [[Candelabra]]
* [[Candlepower]]
* [[Lamp]]
* [[Adanji]]

=== Background information ===
A candleholder which appeared in a ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode or film was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay. {{stala|9354}}

According to {{s|DS9}} shopper and archivist [[Penny Juday]] one of her tasks for the production of the series was to search the countryside for unusual glass structures and bottles. One of the items she found was actually a candleholder used upside down. She ordered three hundred of these candleholders and they were used as drinking {{dis|glass|container}}es throughout the run of {{s|DS9}}. ("Secrets of Quark's Bar", [[DS9 Season 1 DVD]] special feature)

=== External link ===
* {{wikipedia}}

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