Many people tonight are lighting 26 candles for the victims of the Newtown shooting, and pictures are pouring in on Twitter. The most prominent vigils are in Connecticut, where the shooting took place, but we found plenty of pictures from all across America. This is one of the most touching things we’ve seen in a while, and seeing as we normally cover the murky backwaters of the Twitterverse, it’s nice to see a wholesome meme for once. Thanks so much to everyone who did this, and Merry Christmas.
Saw this all over Connecticut tonight “@Smoke_Wizard: My mom put candles for the each person who died in newtown ? http://t.co/LpYtHCHy”
— Dan Milano (@DanMilanoHere) December 25, 2012
26 luminaries on Christmas Eve. Home in Sandy Hook. pic.twitter.com/oE04hZfJ
— Colleen Swain (@Colleen4Content) December 25, 2012
For the 26 victims at Sandy Hook, 26 candles. #rip #Merry #Christmas http://t.co/cnpSBnmv
— McKenzie Gallasso (@mgallasso_00) December 24, 2012
26 candles for the 26 lives lost at #SandyHook. We will never forget. Merry Christmas, angels. #26Acts#Newtown pic.twitter.com/WHnNqMcP
— Melis ⛳️ (@melisfaithg11) December 25, 2012
26 Candles at my church for the Christmas Eve service for Newtown #26Candles #PrayForNewtown http://t.co/5Uf53Mg8
— beth (@bethanyycatlinn) December 24, 2012
Christmas Eve Candles for Sandy Hook pic.twitter.com/5ByoUd7M
— Debra O'Keefe (@DebraOKeefe) December 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/Miosotis83/status/283361174035234817
Christmas eve at the Parkers. 27 luminaries for Sandy Hook, and the mother. http://t.co/n5vjSHkJ
— Joe Pa (@joepa2213) December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas! A candle in front of our house with name of each @Newtown victim on it! Sweet & innocent victims! pic.twitter.com/p1L3IWdw
— Kristi Atkins (@ksatkins) December 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/mbabyyyxo/status/283383548159860736
Praying for the families of Newtown this Christmas #luminaries http://t.co/qAKbP7gr
— Avery Beaty (@AveryMBee) December 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/CarinaCav/status/283346601718718464
Candles lit for sandy hook. I hope everyone, everyone has a merry Christmas @ Home http://t.co/LOrqn4rR
— ? (@zzzappbrannigan) December 24, 2012
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