tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14601337.post8347894200459235130..comments2020-08-01T11:57:38.751-07:00Comments on The Observer: The origin of the Unity Candle ceremony?Alan Chattawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16585448294140456816noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14601337.post-14952681412551144202010-02-20T09:12:27.924-08:002010-02-20T09:12:27.924-08:00This claim that the unity candle ceremony was popu...This claim that the unity candle ceremony was popularized on General Hospital? It sounds interesting and provocative, and has been spread far and wide all over the internet. But sadly, it doesn't seem to be true. <br /><br />I'm a historian researching wedding practices. I've watched the 1981 Luke and Laura wedding, which takes place in a garden outside. Folks, that couple doesn'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14601337.post-20344639647362284502007-12-31T06:07:00.000-08:002007-12-31T06:07:00.000-08:00I recently attended a wedding in Kenya where i saw...I recently attended a wedding in Kenya where i saw the unity candle used and i thought it was long catholic tradition funny huh. This year there will be a traditional <A HREF="http://www.wonisafaris.com" REL="nofollow">maasai wedding</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14601337.post-59747359501418085512007-11-11T12:18:00.000-08:002007-11-11T12:18:00.000-08:00Your posting implies that your wedding was intra-d...Your posting implies that your wedding was intra-denominational (Mennonite), but the unity candle, regardless of its (your) original intention, is now used as a way to add an air of "tradition" to decidely un-traditional ceremonies, particularly inter-faith ceremonies where the "joining" of faiths may be considered controversial. I first saw the unity candle at a Jewish-Catholic ceremony ten Warren B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05431384601289075876noreply@blogger.com