As AIDS continues to ravage communities around the world, the Candlelight has become a way for communities to take action by publicly mourning loved ones lost to AIDS, and by strengthening local and national commitments to fighting the pandemic.

• 随着艾滋病在不断地向全球扩展，世界各个国家的人们开始通过这种公众的纪念活动来悼念那些被艾滋病夺去生命的亲人，同时还联合更多的团体来与艾滋病作斗争。