What is the meaning behind burning a candle and getting ginger root for the new moon for
I'm about to ask a much needed request from a saint and the candles and ginger root are a part of the process, although not all of it.
ETA: The new moon is the sign of new beginnings. It is the beginning of a new lunar cycle which has an effect on the world. Have you ever heard of women going into labor during a full moon? My great grandmother saw my mother during her pregnancy and told her

the full moon's coming...you're not making it past that.

I was born early, right after the full moon.