| Since candles were invented, their usability in | | | | Roman Empire invented first candle wicks. They |
| human culture and societies continues to diversify. | | | | melted the tallow to a liquid state and poured it |
| At the beginning, it was only about the light. But | | | | over the cotton fiber, flax or hemp and in this |
| at that time light was very essential for human | | | | way they created a wick. Although these were |
| existence. And it would not be wrong if I say that | | | | good enough for little light but tallow creates |
| candles provided the base of today's modern | | | | smoke and bad smell while burning, so this was |
| world. And according to National Candle | | | | the problem. |
| Association now there are more than 300 candle | | | | Asians were smart enough that they started |
| manufacturers in the U.S. alone. | | | | extracting the wax from insects, plants and |
| Earliest use of candles is associated with ancient | | | | seeds. Between 618 AD and 907 AD, Chinese |
| Egyptians. Dated from the 4th century B.C., Clay | | | | discovered the use of beeswax. In the early |
| candle holders have been found in the Egypt. In | | | | Indian culture they extracted wax from boiling |
| the early stage there was no wick, they were | | | | cinnamon. This wax helped in creating the tapered |
| made up of tallow of sheep and cattle as it | | | | ones. At that time these were mainly used at |
| became hard. | | | | Indian temples. |
| According to the research on ancient civilization, | | | | |