Acandlelight vigilorcandlelit vigilorcandlelight service is an outdoor assembly of people carrying candles, held after sunset in order to pray, show support for a specific cause, or remember the dead, in which case, the event is often called a candlelight memorial.[1] Such events may be held to protest the suffering of some marginalized group of people. A large candlelight vigil may have invited speakers with a public address system and may be covered by local or national media. Speakers give their speech at the beginning of the vigil to explain why they are holding a vigil and what it represents.[2] Vigils may also have a religious purpose that contains prayer and fasting.[1] On Christmas Eve many churches hold a candlelight vigil.
Candlelight vigils are seen as a nonviolent way to raise awareness of a cause and to motivate change, as well as uniting and supporting those attending the vigil.[3]
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In South Korea, the Candlelight vigils,[4]orCandlelight protests[5] is a symbolic collective gathering of political dissent in South Korea to combat injustice peacefully.[6] This method of protesting began in 2002 as a result of the Yangju highway incident,[7] was utilized in the rallies against the impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun in 2004, re-used again in the 2008 U.S. beef protests, and emerged in the 2016-18 President Park Geun-hye protests.[8]
In the multiplayer video game EVE Online, players hold "Cyno Vigils" in remembrance of players who have died.[9]
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