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Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Advent candle
Gillian has given me an Advent candle. I always intend to have an Advent wreath and an Advent candle but December creeps up on me before I realise it so I'm very grateful to my first-born - thank you Gillian!
Beautiful candle and candleholder. I first learned about the 4 candles tradition last year from a children's book and this year I see it come alive in blogland. I think I'll add it to our household traditions next year.
It is a lovely tradition which we came across when living in Germany many years ago. It's so good to have traditions which refer to the original meaning of Christmas :-)
How does it work? Do you leave it burning day and night? That could be a bit dangerous. I see there are numbers marked on it so maybe you just burn one day's worth and snuff it out until the following day? I don't think I've ever seen one before.
The idea is to burn a numbered section each day up to and including Christmas Eve. I wasn't keeping a close enough eye on it though so can't burn it again until 3rd December/ Oops! The Advent wreath is a circular arrangement of greenery with four candles representing the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. One candle is burnt for each of the Sundays.
Gillian has given me an Advent candle. I always intend to have an Advent wreath and an Advent candle but December creeps up on me before I realise it so I'm very grateful to my first-born - thank you Gillian!
Beautiful candle and candleholder.
ReplyDeleteI first learned about the 4 candles tradition last year from a children's book and this year I see it come alive in blogland. I think I'll add it to our household traditions next year.
It is a lovely tradition which we came across when living in Germany many years ago. It's so good to have traditions which refer to the original meaning of Christmas :-)
ReplyDeleteHow does it work? Do you leave it burning day and night? That could be a bit dangerous. I see there are numbers marked on it so maybe you just burn one day's worth and snuff it out until the following day? I don't think I've ever seen one before.
ReplyDeleteNew tradition to me
ReplyDeleteThe idea is to burn a numbered section each day up to and including Christmas Eve. I wasn't keeping a close enough eye on it though so can't burn it again until 3rd December/ Oops!
ReplyDeleteThe Advent wreath is a circular arrangement of greenery with four candles representing the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. One candle is burnt for each of the Sundays.