The candle arches from the "Erzgebirge" (ore mountains) unites
the ideas of the miners with the conscious represantion of the light.
It got its name in dependence on the support curve in architecture
which was also applied in the miners lug wall.

It is not proved unambiguously whether the miners at christmas
evening hang up their miners lamp in the lug mouthpieces to their
matins layer on the bill ore whether this contemplative celebration
arched candlesticks came for the application. However, it is known,
that the oldest candle arch was a gift from a smith to the ore miners
in 1778 in Johanngeorgenstadt.

At the beginning the candle arches were made of metal and contained
miner and cristian subjects – mostly in silhouttes representation.
Later they were manufactured from wood and were featured with
fretworks inside and also with rich figurative, representations.
Often these were related to the nearest region.