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HOODOO, SANTERIA, CATHOLIC, and MAYAN

7-DAY and NOVENA-STYLE CANDLES

My friend Fred Burke and i have compiled a list of hoodoo, Santeria, Catholic, amd Mayan candles from our collections. These candles were all offered for sale during the 1990s at prices that ranged from 98 cents to $5.50 each. I want to thank my candle-scouting daughter Althaea Yronwode and my friend K. Rudin for helping me collect these wonderful items.

The candles are organized by manufacturer's name and then by style. Images are either four-colour printing on paper glued to the glass or silkscreen on glass. Some candles combine silkscreen and printed paper. The average height of these candles is 8" - 9"; one smaller candle is noted as such. Some candles have text in English, some in Spanish, and some in both English and Spanish. On those called "semi-bilingual," the Spanish translation is only fragmentary and may have been added at a later date.

Each candle is assumed to have two sides, distinguished from one another by a double slash (//). Names are as spelled and if two names appear on one side, they are separated by a single slash (/); if the images are unnamed, Fred and i have tried to identify the image [opinions given in brackets].

On Catholic and Santeria novena candles such as the Maximon one shown here it is most common for one side to bear an image and the other a prayer. Hoodoo 7-day candles usually display an all-over mixture of images and words without prayers, and they occasionally contain instructions for use.

For information on how these candles are used, see the page on candle magic.

For a list of the manufacturers' addresses, go to the page of candle makers.

For a list of retailers who sell these candles to the public, go to the page of suppliers.

  • American Candle Comany (Le Fe brand)
    (bilingual Catholic, Santeria, and hoodoo candles)
  • Bright Glow Candle Company
    (bilingual Catholic candles; Spanish-language Mayan pseudo-Catholic candles)
  • Candle Corporation of America (Eternalux brand)
    (bilingual Catholic, Santeria, and Mayan candles)
  • Continental Candle Company (Sanctuary Series brand)
    (bilingual Catholic and Santeria candles)
  • Crusader Candle Company
    (English-language and bilingual hoodoo candles)
  • General Wax & Candle Company
    (bilingual Catholic candles)
  • Indio Products
    (bilingual hoodoo candles)
  • Lama Temple
    (semi-bilingual hoodoo candles)
  • Lucky Mojo
    ((English-language hoodoo candles)
  • Reed Candle Company
    (bilingual Catholic and Santeria candles)
  • Zoltar Candle
    (semi-bilingual hoodoo candles)
  • No Manufacturer's Name
    (bilingual hoodoo candles)
  • AMERICAN CANDLE COMPANY

    (bilingual Catholic and Santeria candles)
    1 piece of paper//no back; with prayer: Le Fe brand

    (hoodoo candles)
    [from an order form; not personally seen, hence no description]

    BRIGHT GLOW CANDLE COMPANY

    (bilingual Catholic candles)
    1 piece of paper//no back

    (bilingual Catholic candles)
    2 pieces of paper, beaux arts border; with prayer

    (Spanish-language Mayan pseudo-Catholic candles)
    2 pieces of paper, beaux arts border; with prayer

    CANDLE CORPORATION OF AMERICA

    (bilingual Catholic, Santeria, and Mayan candles)
    2 sides silkscreen, no paper

    (bilingual Catholic and Santeria candles)
    2 sides paper; no silkscreen: Eternalux series (banded top and bottom with blue crosses)

    CONTINENTAL CANDLE COMPANY

    (bilingual Catholic and Santeria candles)
    2 sides paper (image//prayer in Spanish and English) bound by UPC; no silkscreen: Sanctuary Series (stained glass border)

    CRUSADER CANDLE COMPANY

    (English-language hoodoo candles)
    2 sides silkscreen; no paper; no prayer

    GENERAL WAX & CANDLE COMPANY

    (bilingual Catholic candles)
    2 sides paper (image//prayer); no silkscreen

    (bilingual Catholic candles)
    2 sides paper (image//image) bound by UPC; no silkscreen; no prayer: small size, quilted jelly-glass

    INDIO PRODUCTS

    (bilingual hoodoo candles)
    2 sides silkscreen; no paper; with prayer

    LAMA TEMPLE

    (semi-bilingual hoodoo candles)
    2 sides silkscreen; no paper

    LUCKY MOJO CURIO COMPANY

    (English-language hoodoo candles)
    2 sides paper

    REED CANDLE COMPANY

    (bilingual Santeria and Catholic candles)
    1 side paper (image)//1 side silkscreen (prayer); decorative silkscreen border all around

    ZOLTAR CANDLE

    (semi-bilingual hoodoo candles)
    2 sides silkscreen; no paper; no prayer

    NO MANUFACTURER'S NAME ON CANDLE

    (bilingual hoodoo candles)
    2 sides silkscreen; no paper

    (English-language hoodoo candles)
    1 side silkscreen; no paper; no prayer



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