--- title: "Paschal Candles" url: "https://www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk/blog/2017-03-20-15-42-12-paschal-candles" school: "St Stephen's Kearsley Moor CofE Primary School" --- # Paschal Candles ![Image of Paschal Candles](https://files.schudio.com/ststephenskm/images/blog/IMG_2521.JPG) 20 March 2017 [Lyndsey Faulkner](https://www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk/blog/author/Lyndsey) [Year 2 Blog](https://www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk/blog/category/year-2-blog) Each year, a new candle is lit during the Easter Vigil Mass. It is called the Paschal Candle. This candle will be lit for every Mass during the Easter season. The Easter Season lasts for 50 days. The Paschal Candle is decorated with symbols to represent Christ and symbols linked to Easter such as the butterfly which is a symbol of the Resurrection. [ Gardening Club Plant Stall](https://www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk/blog/2017-03-20-15-09-00-gardening-club-plant-stall) [Symbols of Easter ](https://www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk/blog/2017-03-20-15-52-50-symbols-of-easter) ![St Stephen's Kearsley Moor CofE Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/ststephenskm/images/logo/Logo_Linear_white.png) **St Stephen's Kearsley Moor CofE Primary School** Bent Spur Road Kearsley Bolton BL4 8PB URN: 105240 DFE: 350/3354 UKPRN: 10068696 Tel: 01204 333 642 [Parent View](https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/) [National Curriculum](https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/425601/PRIMARY_national_curriculum.pdf) [Easyfundraising](http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/) [Sumdog](http://www.sumdog.com/) [Bolton Council](http://www.bolton.gov.uk/home/Pages/default.aspx) [DfE](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education) [Bolton Carer Consortium](https://www.boltonparents.org.uk/) [Anxiety UK ](https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/) © Copyright 2014–2026 St Stephen's Kearsley Moor CofE Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)