Thanksgiving Candle

For other uses of this and similar names, see Thanksgiving (disambiguation).

Thanksgiving Candle Lumânarea Recunoştinţei
Coordinates	48°8′13″N 28°18′17″E / 48.13694°N 28.30472°E / 48.13694; 28.30472Coordinates: 48°8′13″N 28°18′17″E / 48.13694°N 28.30472°E / 48.13694; 28.30472
Height	29.5 metres (97 ft)
Opening date	March 27, 2004

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

Overview

The monument was initiated by Ion Druţă. The monument, which is some 29.5 metres (97 ft) tall, symbolizes a candle and is called "Lumânarea Recunoştinţei" 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 in North and Camenca in South.

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

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