A lighted candle signifies unexpected favor.

An unlighted one means “Beware of trouble!”

-from Fortunes and Dreams:
A Practical Manual of Fortune Telling, Divination and the Interpretation of Dreams, Signs and Omens
-by Astra Cielo

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