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When the candles are all out, all women are fair.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Burning the poor man's candles, counting the rich man's money.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about wealth, money, man

Beat your gong and sell your candles.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about commerce

There is no economy in going to bed early to save candles if the result is twins.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about economy

It is usually dark below the candlestick.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech about dark

When all candles be out, all cats be gray.

Proverbs and old sayings English

The darkest place is under the candlestick.

Proverbs and old sayings English

We are no more than candles burning in the wind.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

Too many candles will burn down the church.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

When the candles are out, all women are fair.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

To know that candles are expensive is of no value to the blind man.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about value, blind, man

You don't light candles to old saints.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about saints, light, old, olderness, contentment

An absent saint gets no candles.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about absent, saints

When the corsair promises masses and candles, it goes ill with the galley.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Candlemas day, put beans in the clay; put candles and candlesticks away.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about day

If I dealt in candles, the sun wouldn't set; if I dealt in shrouds, people would stop dying.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about sun, people

Night of the Saint Andrew

On the 30th of November, Romaian people is celebrating Saint Andrew, the spiritual patriarch of Romania.

The night before Saint Andrew's Eve is known as the night of the ghosts( strigoi), strigoi means in Romanian...

Traditions and superstitions Romanian

Simple Love Spell (using one red candle and one white candle)

Simple Love Spell

(using one red candle and one white candle)

On your altar, or coffee table if you don’t have one, place one red candle and one white candle. Make sure you have a cauldron, or other fireproof container to which you’ve...

Spells and incantations British