(I): Candles are lamps. There are special lamp gods in the shaman sect. Especially on the birthday, if you light a lamp and make a wish sincerely, it will come true. Shamans stipulate that the number of candles should be lit according to the number of birthdays, but in reality many people do not do it. It is taboo in the shaman sect.
(II): According to the orthodox hexagram number, the fewer candles you light, the less life you will lose. It is better to light none than to light less. If it is inconvenient to put many candles on the cake, you can use the common lotus lantern instead, that is, the kind that opens several petals after lighting. Because the flower blooms nine grades, Buddha can be seen everywhere, and the spiritual light shines everywhere, which is extraordinary and boundless.
(III): It is taboo to light three candles on birthday cakes, excluding the third birthday. Because this is a candle for worshiping the dead, it is very taboo to light three candles on birthday cakes in China.
Birthday candles
(IV): Another thing is that birthday candles cannot be completely burned. After making a wish, the birthday person and everyone else can blow them out together. Looking at all the ways of offering lights, only birthday candles need to be blown out. To be precise, it is called "delaying extinguishing", which means blocking all bad luck and evil spirits from invading and interfering. As for the color of the candles, colorful is better, and it is not suitable to have only one color.
(V): The more colors of birthday candles, the more colorful, happy and peaceful the future life will be. At the same time, it also means that the world is vast and the life of the world is vast. The sky is high and the sea is wide. Everything is smooth and everything goes as you wish. Shaman Xianmen advocates lighting candles on birthdays.
(VI): Birthday candles are only suitable to be lit once on the birthday. The effect of making a wish is also effective. It is not suitable to light birthday candles twice on a person's birthday. No matter how many friends you have or how many banquets you have, birthday candles can only be lit on the same day and only once.