The Compassionate Friends 14th Annual World Wide Candle Lighting Ceremony

Held annually the second Sunday in December, this year December 11th. The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting unites family and friends around the globe as they light candles for one hour to honor and remember children and siblings who have died at any age from any cause. As candles are lit at 7 p.m. local time, hundreds of thousands of persons commemorate and honor children in a way that transcends all ethnic, cultural, religious, and political boundaries.