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A candle is a soild mass of wax containing a wick that provides light by burning. Many Earth candles are made from the wax of the honeybee, an insect to that planet. The wax is actually created by reducing the material of the bees' nest, or hive, into a gelatinous form and then molding it around a wick.
Prior to the advent of mass production, the beeswax candle was a relatively valuable commodity and time consuming to create. Miss Annie tried to tempt Worf with the extravagance of beeswax candles during his time in the Deadwood holo-program. (TNG: "A Fistful of Datas")
Candles are often placed on a birthday cake in certain Human traditions. (ENT: "Silent Enemy")