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2. Advent wreath - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 October 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 liturgical ...

3. Here's the Meaning Behind Advent Wreaths and Candles - AOL

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   Typically, three of the four Advent candles are purple—the first, second and fourth candles. The first candle, or 'Prophet's Candle,' symbolizes hope and the color means royalty, repentance and ...

4. 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 ...

5. Christingle - Wikipedia

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   Christingle. A Christingle is a symbolic object used in the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany services of many Christian denominations. It symbolises the birth of Christ, the Light of the World. [1] A modern Christingle is made from a candle in an orange (representing the light and the world respectively) which is typically decorated with a red ...

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

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   CNN Travel explores the spiritual meaning of Advent and various traditions and celebrations around the world. In 2023, the Advent season starts on Sunday, December 3.

7. Advent candle - Wikipedia

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   An Advent candle is a candle marked with the days of December up to Christmas Eve. It is typically used in a household rather than a church setting: each day in December the candle is burnt down a little more, to the mark for the day, to show the passing of the days leading up to Christmas. [1] As with reusable Advent calendars, some Advent ...

8. Tenebrae - Wikipedia

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   Tenebrae (/ ˈtɛnəbreɪ, - bri / [ 1 ] — Latin for 'darkness') is a religious service of Western Christianity held during the three days preceding Easter Day, and characterized by gradual extinguishing of candles, and by a "strepitus" or "loud noise" taking place in total darkness near the end of the service. Tenebrae was originally a ...

9. Hanging of the greens - Wikipedia

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   [5] [6] [7] As such, during the liturgy, "Biblical passages and other readings help explain the significance of the holly, the cedar, the Advent wreath, the Chrismon tree, and any other special decorations". [8] [9] Christmas trees are frequently erected during the hanging of the greens, although they are sometimes left bare until Christmas Eve ...