Worldwide Candle Lighting Day is observed every year on the second Sunday of every December which is on December 14, in the year 2025 worldwide. This international day is a celebration of memory and solidarity in which people gather to light candles for those children who have died too soon and show support that they will always be loved and never forgotten. It is also a day in which family members and friends come together to remember those children who have died too soon.

This day provides an opportunity to come together for those individuals who have experienced the heartbreak of losing their kid. It is also a day to help individuals realize or understand that there is still life after losing their lovely child too soon. Thus, people light their candles for those children who have died too soon across the world.

On this day, a large number of individuals light their candles in several countries, and thousands of informal candle lightings are conducted in houses and remember children who have died and never be forgotten in the future. Several organizations may also join to observe this day including churches, bereavement groups, children’s gardens, community centres, schools, and many more.

It is to be believed the largest candle-lighting ceremony in the world, and this day unites those individuals who remember their children on this day.