Talk:Candlelight vigil

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When did it start?
Does anybody have any info on when 'candlelight vigils' began? Was it in the 1980's, 1990's etc. GoodDay (talk) 04:47, 11 January 2011 (UTC)


 * It is my understanding that candlelight vigils originated as a Catholic and Orthodox Christian Religious tradition that traces its origins to around 100-200AD and that is practiced the night before Easter Sunday on Holy Saturday to symbolize Christ's passing from death into life, and is typically done in conjunction with a baptism/confirmation into the church, a tradition which was appropriated for political purposes at some point in the late 19th century. I believe that at first political candlelight vigils used in the political sense took this concept and used it to symbolize the lives of those who were lost in a tragic event, but then over time it began to be used for general political purposes. I also believe there is some discussion that candlelight vigils as described in the current article are a form of cultural appropriation.
 * (Sorry for any grammar issues, I had a little prior knowledge on this and wanted to create an account share it as maybe a starting point.) Schlorpglop (talk) 12:57, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Focus on South Korea
I added the globalize template, since candlelit vigils are a more-or-less worldwide phenomenon, yet all the examples in the article are from South Korea. If material about other countries isn't added, this article should perhaps be renamed to 'Candlelit vigils in South Korea' to better reflect its contents. Robofish (talk) 14:43, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

Split proposal
I propose that the section "South Korea's candlelight vigils" be split into a separate page called Candlelight vigils in South Korea. Having such a detailed focus on one nation in this article with very little focus on anything else does not give viewers a good overall summary of the concept. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 00:28, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The section you mention has already been split out in June 2019 and just not removed from this article. I have done so now. Felix QW (talk) 19:08, 23 May 2022 (UTC)