subject: Home Supplies: Sterling Silver Candlesticks [print this page] Sterling silver candlesticks are candle holders that are made from silver though not a pure one. It is used for lighting, decorating and for ritual purposes. It is 99.9% made from silver. The chamber stick or the candelabrum is a holder for candle or more which are used for the illumination, decoration and for ritual activities.
The electricity lessens the importance and demand for sterling silver candlestick; still it is being used by a lot of households for decorating different kinds of occasions. There is an existing aesthetic that is seen in sterling silver candlestick that makes people fall for it and use it more.
Though electric lighting phased out the candles, candlesticks and candelabra are still used nowadays in the modern homes as a decor for adding element and atmosphere for occasions. Formerly, candles are brought to rooms with the use of chamber stick that are shorter than a candleholder and are furnished with a wide pan for getting the drippings of wax.
The sterling silver candlesticks are also used for religious cultures and spiritual traditions. Jew lights up two candles as their sign for the beginning of Sabbath on Friday night. The Israel also uses Menorah which is the seven-branched candelabrum. It is a kind of candelabrum found in the Tempe of Jerusalem in the ancient time.
The Hanukkah Menorah is a common thing at homes of the Jews. It then holds eight candles and an extra one to give light.
The candles and candlesticks are then used for religious rituals and for spiritual stuffs. The candlesticks are in display. It symbolizes the Sabbath on Friday night for the Jews. The seven-branched candelabrum or Menorah is a symbol for Israel. Hanukiah is a special candelabrum that is found in a lot of Jewish homes, Hanukkah Menorah. Hanukiah has a holder of eight candles and has extra for lighting others.
Nowadays, the sterling silver candlesticks are used for the nursery rhymes like Jack Be Nimble, Beauty and the Beast as well as in the game of Cluedo. It is also a popular piece for piano performance of Liberace.
It is obvious that the sterling silver candlestick is very rich in history and is beyond wonderful and indeed it has longer than the interest for modern people with the wonder that it brings.
