The candles are typically placed on the wreath and each one has its own meaning that is meant to focus on the different aspects of getting ready for Christmas. If you've never used an Advent ...

Place the candles in the holder securely ... put up the family tree until just before Christmas, they sometimes add some decoration to the wreath in Advent colors, which are purple for penance ...

Wreaths are more than a seasonal door decoration. From the shape to the materials, each part of your Christmas wreath has meaningful symbolism.

A forgotten candle on an Advent wreath caused the volunteer fire department in Eibiswald (Deutschlandsberg district) to be ...

The tradition of lighting candles during Christmas is both beautiful and meaningful. It represents hope, faith, and the ...

Within the wreath’s branches, four candles representing the four weeks of Advent are inserted, with one lit on each of the four Sundays before Christmas. Three candles are purple and one is rose ...

As the season of Advent draws to a close, four local clergy have offered their perspectives of the importance of Advent as it ...

“Prayer is a big part of Advent. It’s a way to grow closer to God, especially with intentionality during this season,” Frei ...