Johnson's father used to ask people to light a candle for him as a good-luck charm.

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The parish's current vicar said people had the opportunity to light a candle in memory of him.

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Broader traditions among Indians are to light a candle or go to a temple, said Beasla, 29, whose family is Sikh.

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Mourners recite the Kaddish prayer three times that day, go to synagogue and light a candle that burns for 24 hours.

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Reverend Mike Rutter, Vicar of St Peter's Church in Lapal, Halesowen, said the church would remain open to people in the community who wanted to pray or light a candle in her memory.

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During the show, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and Boyzone singer Ronan Keating will light a symbolic candle to start the country's millennium celebrations.

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That might be about to change, though, as South Korea's state-owned Korea Electronics Technology Institute has announced a new image sensor chip that promises to take "vibrant photos" in extreme low-light conditions -- all the way down to 1 lux, which is the equivalent light output of a candle shining one meter away.

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Other than a few corner stores that are lucky enough to have generators, and a handful of bars and restaurants that have turned to candle light to serve their wares, no businesses are open.

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"Prior to the electricity, we came in and had to come with a torch or a candle and light your gas, if you had gas, light your candles, " he said.

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On its seat, Van Gogh placed two novels and a candle that stood for the inspiration of the mind and intellectual light references to Gauguin's more cerebral method of painting.

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