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Larger-than-life artisan candles bring a Mexican tradition home
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Candle-making has been in the family of Mexican artist Donã Viviana for 300 years, yet these days she is the one inspiring a new tradition.
In her hometown, when a young man wishes to propose to his beloved, he not only asks her parents for her hand in marriage but also presents the family with a “marriage candle.”
Doña Viviana invented these candles that have now become a custom in her town. The smooth taper-shaped candles stand up to eight feet tall and can burn for an entire year to symbolize the groom’s commitment to his bride.
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