An outdoor candle, which is also known a pitch torch or a garden candle (, , fi, soihtukynttilä) is a large (usually 10 cm wide) tealight-like

candle A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance. A candle can also provide heat or a method of keeping time. A person who makes candl ...

that are lit outside. They are commonly found in

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, and are used as an outdoor decoration in private

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s or at the side of roads or paths. They made from paraffin in a metal cup with thick centimetre wick, which heats up to 1000 °C. Due to this heat, and the fact they are designed to be weatherproof, they have to be properly stuffed out with a snuffer.

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