Torch

In some countries, notably the United Kingdom and Australia, "torch" in modern usage is also the term for a battery-operated portable light.

Torches were usually constructed of a wooden stave with one end wrapped in a material which was soaked in a flammable substance.

[4] Modern procession torches are made from coarse hessian rolled into a tube and soaked in wax.

They are an easy, safe and relatively cheap way to hold a flame aloft in a parade or to provide illumination in any after-dark celebration.

Modern torches suitable for juggling are made of a wooden-and-metal or metal-only stave with one end wrapped in a Kevlar wick.

In the seals of schools in the Philippines, the torch symbolizes the vision of education to provide enlightenment to all the students.

[6] The torch carried in relay by runners is used to light the Olympic flame which burns without interruption until the end of the Games.