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Six o'clock Morning and Night
Volume 1, entries 2884. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → SHRINES: ALTARS - CANDLES - SAINTS; NEW ORLEANS AREA → (2) CANDLES. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 2884
You kin burn candles for luck and you kin burn 'em fo' peace. Jes' like if you wanta see somebody, some special somebody whut chew care fo'; if you want 'em to come, you kin burn candles fo' dat. (How would they do that?) Well, de white candle and de pink candle is for luck and you burn 'em both together. Burn at night - in de morning at six 'clock and at night at six 'clock. Dat's fo' luck. (Now that white and pink candle you say you burn for luck. How long do you burn that or when?) Wal yo' burn it ten minutes de two candles. You burn 'em ten minutes six 'clock in de morning and six 'clock at night. If you happen to miss six 'clock in de morning, you burn it twelve 'clock at noon. But just burn it twice a day. (And these candles they burn to bring somebody back, this white candle. How long do you burn that?) You burn it five minutes.