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A candlestick, chamberstick, or single candelabrum is a holder for one or more candles, used for illumination, rituals or decorative purposes.

Although electric lighting has phased out candles, candlesticks and candelabra are still used in modern homes as a decorative element or to add atmosphere on special occasions. Before the invention of electricity, candles were brought into the bedroom using chambersticks, which were shorter than ordinary candleholders and furnished with a wide pan to catch the wax drippings.

Candles and candlesticks are also used in religious rituals. In Jewish homes, two candles are lit to mark the beginning of the Sabbath on Friday night. Hence, candlesticks are often on display. Another special candelabrum found in many Jewish homes is the Hanukkah menorah. The menorah has holders for 8 candles, plus an extra candle for lighting the others.

Tall candlesticks and altar lamps are often found in churches. (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01350a.htm)

In popular culture, candlesticks are featured in the nursery rhyme Jack Be Nimble; as the character Lumiere in Disney's Beauty and the Beast; and in the game Clue. Many of Liberace's piano performances included a candelabrum on top of the grand piano. In the movie Bull Durham the assistant coach Larry (played by Robert Wuhl) suggests candlesticks as a wedding present during a crisis meeting held at the pitcher's mound in the middle of a game.

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 [[Image:Three arm brass candelabrum.jpg|thumb|Three-branched brass [[Candelabra|candelabrum]] without candles]]
-A '''candlestick''', '''chamberstick''', or single '''candelabrum''' is a decorative holder for one or more [[candle]]s, and is often shaped as a [[column]] or pedestal. Those used in bedchambers are called chambersticks and typically are much shorter and furnished with a wide pan to catch wax drippings while being carried.
+A '''candlestick''', '''chamberstick''', or single '''candelabrum''' is a holder for one or more [[candle]]s,     or  .
+Although electric lighting has phased out candles, candlesticks and candelabra are still used in modern homes as a decorative element or to add atmosphere on special occasions. Before the invention of electricity, candles were brought into the bedroom using chambersticks, which were shorter than ordinary candleholders and furnished with a wide pan to catch the wax drippings.
-In Jewish homes, two candles are lit to mark the beginning of the Sabbath on Friday night. Hence, candlesticks are often on display. Another special [[Candelabra|candelabrum]] that is found in many Jewish homes is the [[Hanukkah]] [[menorah]]. The menorah has holders for 8 candles, plus an extra candle for lighting the others.
+In Jewish homes, two candles are lit to mark the beginning of the Sabbath on Friday night. Hence, candlesticks are often on display. Another special [[Candelabra|candelabrum]] found in many Jewish homes is the [[Hanukkah]] [[menorah]]. The menorah has holders for 8 candles, plus an extra candle for lighting the others.
+Tall candlesticks and altar lamps are often found in churches. (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01350a.htm)
-Although electric lighting has phased out candles, candlesticks and candelabra are still used in modern homes for decorative purposes or to add a festive atmosphere at dinners.
 In popular culture, candlesticks are featured in the [[nursery rhyme]] ''[[Jack Be Nimble]]''; as the character [[Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast)|Lumiere]] in [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''; and in the game [[Clue (board game)|Clue]]. Many of [[Liberace]]'s piano performances included a candelabrum on top of the grand piano.  In the movie ''[[Bull Durham]]'' the assistant coach Larry (played by [[Robert Wuhl]]) suggests candlesticks as a wedding present during a crisis meeting held at the pitcher's mound in the middle of a game.

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