EDITORIAL / THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CANDLES

The genetic diversity interwoven by generations has created in the Honduran a well-endowed natural species, with little prominence in the most complex sciences and arts.- The challenge of the Honduran is mental, to conceive spirituality as an inner ally of intelligence and human freedom as lifestyle.- The Honduran as a society carries the soul of … Read more

Malpaga, at the castle two nights in the Middle Ages in the light of a thousand candles

from Rosanna Scardi Today and tomorrow (27 and 28 August) the opportunity to participate in a path between re-enactments, dinners, night visits and workshops Dive into the Middle Agesat the court of Bartolomeo Colleoni, in the village of Malpaga. Today and tomorrow a thousand candles will be lit for the first edition of Lux facta … Read more

Candles, symbol of an elusive religious mystery: “Fire has an undeniable spiritual nature”

Every year in December, Jewish children rejoice. It’s Hanukkah, known as the “festival of lights”: at nightfall, the whole family gathers around a nine-branch candlestick (a menorah also called chanukkiah). The center candle (the chamache which means “servant” in Hebrew) is lit first and allows the others to be set ablaze night after night. On … Read more