Candles became important parts of religious ceremony, their lighting used to mark holy days and accompany prayer.
President Sebastian Pinera joined most of the miners at a religious ceremony in the town of Copiapo to give thanks for their rescue.
Later on Wednesday, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin will attend a religious ceremony to honour the victims' memory at the American Cathedral in Paris.
Once finished, the Khachkar is erected during a small religious ceremony.
Massachusetts does not recognise a religious marriage ceremony performed without benefit of a state-issued marriage licence.
The Rhode Island legislation states that religious institutions may set their own rules regarding who is eligible to marry within the faith and specifies that no religious leader is obligated to officiate at any marriage ceremony and no religious group is required to provide facilities or services related to a gay marriage.
Culture Secretary Maria Miller told the Commons marriage would be extended to same-sex couples in a civil ceremony and religious organisations which wish to "opt in" to offering ceremonies.
Another important distinction is that marriage as a word has religious connotations, even if a ceremony is only civil.
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It also specifies that no religious leader is obligated to perform any marriage ceremony.
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Shortly after the signing ceremony on Monday, he issued a religious decree stating his continuing reservations about the constitution.
They were joined at the Cenotaph by religious leaders and war veterans for a wreath-laying ceremony.
"(Years ago) I would get calls from (engaged couples of different cultural or religious traditions) who were desperate and sad ... and after a ceremony I would secretly hear a family member or maybe the florist say (about the wedding couple), 'Oh, that's not going to work, ' " Macomb says.
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