Our Charming Porcelain Snowman Tea Light Candleholders are 8 inches tall. The Porcelain Tea Light Holders body depicts a scene consisting of Santa in his sleigh pulled by his reindeer and flying over a small snow covered village. The Charming Snowman is wearing a large black top hat with a deep red band and a medium blue neck scarf with orange, gold tassels. The body of the Porcelain Snowman Tea Light Holders is beautifully painted and highlighted with multi colored iridescent glitter. There are star, crescent moon, tree and boomerang shaped holes around the Snowman’s body and hat that allow the light from the candle placed inside to shine through. There is an opening in the back of the snowman for you to insert the Tea Light. These Porcelain Snowman Tea Light Candleholders will hold our Flickering Votive Battery Operated Led Candles.
History of Candles.
The candle was man’s chief source of light for at least two thousand years and is now used for to celebrate birthdays, for holiday and home decorations and as part of ceremonies in some churches. The candle is a complete lighting plant which is simple, portable and can be stored indefinitely. Crude candles, made of fats, wrapped in husks or moss were used before the time of Christ. The outside wrappings served as wicks. Later, candle makers placed the wick inside the candle mold. Tallow and beeswax were melted and poured into the molds to form the finished candle. Candles have been created out of many substances, including bayberry wax, beeswax, paraffin, spermaceti, stearin and tallow. Most modern candles are made of stearin, which is obtained from tallow and paraffin, which is a mineral wax. The candles are formed by dipping the wick many times into the melted material, by pouring into molds, or by forcing the candle material through holes and then threading the wick down the center or by rolling sheets of softened wax around the wick. Candle manufacturers use machines capable of producing several dozen to several hundred candles at a time. Candles are made in many colors, shapes, scents and sizes.
When a candle is lighted, wax melted by the flame is drawn up the embedded wick, which can be made of cotton, paper or a combination of the two. This liquid wax vaporizes or changes into a gas. The gas then burns, producing light.
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Snowman Information.
Long ago, when toys were scarce and the closest neighbors could be miles away, children looked forward to the year’s first snowfall with great anticipation. This wonderful gift from heaven afforded them a chance to go sledding, but even more exciting, it gave them the opportunity to create a new companion, their very own snowman!
Each of the jolly fellows had its own distinct expression and life expectancy. With a carrot from the pantry, coal from the furnace, twigs from the yard, an old hat and sometimes a pipe borrowed from Grandfather, a child would magically build a snowman. Their man of snow would disappear when the weather warmed, but lived on in childhood memories.
Our snowy friends dance and that only children are able to see them. After a snowman has been built and left alone outdoors in the frigid air, he begins to come to life! The snowman dances to amuse and captivate the children who watch, for it brings happiness to his rather short life. So during Christmas, if your children seem to be staring out the window in a daze, do not worry, most likely a dancing snowman is entertaining them.
During the winter months, the snowman stands in the garden with his heart full of joy and snowflakes dancing around him. Children, dressed in warm winter jackets and thick wooly hats, laugh and throw snowballs. The snowman is the center of fun and games.
Unfortunately, winter ends, and spring arrives again. The children begin to desire the warm summer sun and hardly pay attention to the snowman. His heart becomes sad, and tears begin to roll down his cheeks. Soon, the tears gradually dry up. The next day, the snowman will disappear from the garden.
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