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Traditionally, one candle equals 1 year of life, or one birthday. So 3 candles means 3 birthdays.

However, when people get beyond teen years, families often begin using number candles, example, a 1 and a 9 for 19th birthday. This reduces the number of candles a person must blow out. In some situations, though, people choose to use all the candles to denote a special honor, such as a person's 100th birthday.

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