a 4-candle holder in a wreath shape, and 4 candles, 3 of purple and 1 of rose or pink, 1 each for the four weeks of Advent. The holder can be placed in a shallow platter containing some water.

Even pine cones added to a wreath have significance and symbolize the new life we are given through resurrection. In most cases, Advent candles are purple, pink and white. However, some traditions ...

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

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 ...

Advent is the time of year when Catholics anticipate and celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ. On Dec. 2 – the day after the ...

The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the ...

Why is the third candle on the wreath pink? And where did the wreath originally come from? Learn more about the Advent wreath tradition in Germany in our Advent Calendar. Welcome to the first of our ...

A wreath with as many candles as Advent has days - namely 20 - plus four large lights for the Sundays of Advent. There's a touching story behind it: the founding father of Diakonie Deutschland ...