Red and Black Holy Death Candle, 10 Inches

A tall red and black candle, about ten inches, dedicated to Santa Muerte, "Holy Death," the folk saint venerated across Mexican folk Catholicism. The two colors carry two aims at once: red for love, passion, and warmth in relationships and family, and black for protection and the turning away of harm. It is a devotional candle, lit on the altar for petitions to the saint.

Santa Muerte is honored as a guardian and a hearer of petitions, and her candles are kept and tended with respect. A red and black candle is the one many turn to when a working joins love and protection together.

Key Features

• A Santa Muerte devotional candle. Honoring the folk saint, "Holy Death."
• Red and black together. Love and warmth with protection and warding.
• About 10 inches tall. A substantial candle for the altar.
• For petition and devotion. Tended with respect on the altar.

Product Details

• Red and black Holy Death (Santa Muerte) candle, approximately 10 inches tall
• Two-color wax: red and black
• For love, family, and protection petitions
• A devotional candle for altar use

The Spiritual Significance

Santa Muerte, "Holy Death," is a folk saint venerated widely in Mexico and beyond, honored within Mexican folk Catholicism as a guardian, protector, and hearer of petitions. Her devotees keep her image and light candles to her in many colors, each tied to a kind of petition. This candle joins two: red, the color of love, passion, and the warmth of relationships and family, and black, the color of protection, warding, and the turning away of harm. Lit together, they suit a petition that asks both for love and care in the home and for protection around it. The candle is a focus for devotion and petition; in folk practice the saint is asked, thanked, and honored, and protection work stays cleanest when it guards your own and turns harm away rather than striking outward. Tend the candle with the respect a devotional object is given.

How To Use

1. Cleanse and set up. Set the candle on a heat-safe dish on your altar, in a place where it can burn undisturbed.
2. Make your petition. Name your petition to Santa Muerte plainly, for the love and protection you are asking, and offer your respect.
3. Light it and tend it. Light the wick and let it burn while you hold your petition; a two-color candle like this can be burned in sittings, snuffed between.
4. Burn it safely. Never leave a burning candle unattended, keep it clear of anything flammable, and stand it on a dish, since a tall candle can drip and run.

Pairs Well With

• Protection Aromatic Jar Candle: a seven-color protection jar for warding work.
• Black 7-Day Jar Candle: a black seven-day candle for sustained protection.
• Marriage Red Candle: a red marriage candle for love and union work.
• Sage and Frankincense Smudge Stick: cleansing smoke to clear a space before devotion.
• The Big Book of Candle Magic by Jacki Smith: a thorough guide to candle work.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Santa Muerte?

Santa Muerte, "Holy Death," is a folk saint venerated widely in Mexico and beyond, honored in Mexican folk Catholicism as a guardian and a hearer of petitions. Her candles are kept and tended with respect.

What do the red and black mean?

Red is the color of love, passion, and the warmth of relationships and family; black is the color of protection and warding. Together they suit a petition joining love and protection.

How do I use it?

Set it on a heat-safe dish on your altar, name your petition for love and protection, light it, and tend it with respect. Many burn such candles in sittings, snuffed between.

How big is it?

About ten inches tall, a substantial two-color candle sized for the altar.

How do I burn it safely?

Stand it on a heat-safe dish away from anything flammable, never leave it unattended, and expect a tall candle to drip as it burns.