Res Humanitariae

The article sheds light on the importance of Candlemas candle as a subject apotropei. The emphasis is laid on the magical actions related to the protection of an individual and the specific protection of the common living space (home, farmstead). The suggested conclusions concern apotropei functions of Candlemas candles and transformation of the symbolic forms of protection in the second half of the XX – early XXI cent. The main provisions of the article are illustrated with the materials collected in the course of ethnographical expeditions.