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2. What Is the Meaning Behind Advent Wreaths and Candles ... - AOL

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   In most cases, Advent candles are purple, pink and white. However, some traditions use all red or all white. Some even substitute blue for purple.

3. Gaudete Sunday - Wikipedia

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   In churches that have an Advent wreath, the rose-coloured candle is lit in addition to two of the violet- or blue-coloured candles, which represent the first two Sundays of Advent. Despite the otherwise somber readings of the season of Advent , which has as a secondary theme the need for penitence, the readings on the third Sunday emphasize the ...

4. Advent wreath - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. Symbol of Advent period For the use of a single candle marked with the days of Advent, see Advent candle. Advent wreath with a Christ candle in the center The Advent wreath, or Advent crown, is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent in the ...

5. Advent - Wikipedia

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   The Advent wreath is adorned with candles, usually three violet or purple and one pink; the pink candle is lit on the Third Sunday of Advent, called "Gaudete Sunday" after the opening word, Gaudete, meaning 'Rejoice', of the entrance antiphon at Mass. Some add a fifth candle (white), known as the "Christ candle", in the middle of the wreath, to ...

6. What is Advent? And what traditions do people follow worldwide?

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   Prva adventska nedjelja (or Advent Sunday) is the fourth Sunday before Christmas, and the first of four candles in the Advent wreath is lit. The residents of the capital, Zagreb, ...

7. Christmas decoration - Wikipedia

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   On Christmas Day, the Christ Candle in the center of the Advent wreath is traditionally lit in many church services and Christmas dinners. Christmas lights in Verona, Italy Christmas decoration in front of The church in Weissenbach an der Triesting An animated Christmas angel from the late 20th century. Christmas decorations in a private home ...