Thanksgiving Candle

The Thanksgiving Candle (Romanian: Lumânarea Recunoștinței) is a monument and chapel in Soroca, Moldova.

For other uses, see Thanksgiving (disambiguation).
Thanksgiving Candle
Lumânarea Recunoștinței
48°8′13″N 28°18′17″E
Height29.5 metres (97 ft)
Opening date27 March 2004

Overview

The monument was initiated by Ion Druță. The monument, which is some 29.5 metres (97 ft) tall, symbolizes a candle and is called "Lumânarea Recunoștinței" or "monumentul lui Badea Mior". It represents a tribute to the anonymous heroes who have preserved the culture, language and history of Moldova. The light of the candle can be seen at night from Otaci to the north and Camenca to the south.

The monument was opened on 27 March 2004, 86 years after the 1918 union of Bessarabia with Romania.

The ashes of Ion Druță were buried by the monument.[1]

References
  1. "Ion Druță va fi înmormântat la Soroca, lângă Lumânarea Recunoștinței". diez.md (in Romanian). 30 September 2023.
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