第四十六週 - Candle in the Window 窗台上的蠟燭

November 15, 2025

各位朋友們平安, 今天的週末問安的主題是 - Candle in the Window

自從清教徒登上美國，大家就習慣在窗台上點燃蠟燭，尤其是在寒冷的冬日, 據說最早這種習俗是源自愛爾蘭, 在愛爾蘭天主教被英國政府壓迫時期的聖誕節期間天主教徒就在窗台上點燃蠟燭，向四處躲藏的天主教神父們表明歡迎他們到家裏來躲藏.

在窗台上擺放點著的蠟燭的意義因文化、宗教和時代而異，但無論出於何種原因，蠟燭總能為寒冷的夜晚帶來光明和溫暖, 在窗台上點燃蠟燭，在心裏為遠在異鄉的親人送上溫暖的問候, 蠟燭就像一盞明燈，指引他們找到回家的路, 窗台上的蠟燭也向疲憊的旅人發出訊號，告訴他們那家有空房出租, 世界各地流傳著許多關於寒冬點蠟燭的動人故事.

如今，在窗台上點燃蠟燭的傳統仍在許多家庭中延續。它被視為一種對抗黑暗、對抗黑夜、對抗寒冬、對抗亂世的方式。在窗台上點燃蠟燭是一種歡迎的訊息, 也用來向鄰居們傳播光明的象徵.

這個習俗後來演變成在窗邊擺上一盞外面看得到的黃色燈, 無論是蠟燭或座燈, 也許是個人的行為, 是家庭習俗，還是為了紀念親人，這個舉動都是在傳播溫暖、親切, 和光明，讓我們能與看到它的人建立一種精神上的聯繫。

分享加拿大女歌星 Joan Kennedy 唱的 Candle in the Window

Every day I wake up in the shadow of a dream that I can’t quite recall.  
Someone is reaching out to hold me, unlike anyone I ever saw.  
The only thing that keeps me going is knowing 
somewhere down this lonesome road, He’ll find a way to call me home, 
He will be my candle in the window shining through this cold rain, 
no matter how hard the wind blows, it will tend the flame, 
I keep looking everywhere I go for the candle in the window, yeah, candle in the window, 
Well I believe there’s better days coming, 
and I believe there’s sweeter nights ahead, 
There’ll come a time when I stop running, find a place where I can lay my head, 
every time I climb another hilltop, look across the valley into the night, looking for my guiding light, 
He will be my candle in the window, shining through this burning rain, 
No matter how hard the wind blows, he will tend the flame, 
I keep looking everywhere I go for a candle in the window, 
I keep looking everywhere I go for a candle in the window, 
Yeah candle in the window

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