Christmas candle package

A Christmas candle package comprising:

• a container having a bottom, sides and a foldable top and containing:
• a quantity of sand;
• a means for measuring sand into an open bag;
• one or more bags having walls of sufficient stiffness so that when a bag is opened and partially filled with sand the walls will remain erect, said bag having an opening in its wall to permit a hook to be inserted and hooked against the inside of the wall;
• a tape measure having a hook at one end for engaging said bag wall through said opening to permit the user to measure off the distance between a bag, held in stationary position by the sand in the bag, and another bag;
• one or more candles;
• one or more matches;
• and
• a candle lighter for holding a match to light a candle when the candle is in upright position in the sand in said open bag, said lighter comprising a wire having a bent loop with parallel sides at one end and a slider surrounding the two parallel sides to compress the parellel sides and to permit the sides to engage a match inserted into the loop for lighting the candle in each successive bag to form a row of upright candles held in the sand and protected from the wind by the surrounding walls of the bags.