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2. Advent wreath - Wikipedia

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   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 calendar of the Western church. It is traditionally a Lutheran practice, although it has spread to many other Christian denominations. [1] [2] [3]

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

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   Advent wreaths and candles are more than just pretty Christmas decorations. The arrangement of an evergreen wreath with four candles (five, if you choose to feature one for Christmas Day itself ...

4. Advent - Wikipedia

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   An Advent wreath with three blue candles and one rose candle surrounding the central Christ Candle A giant Advent wreath in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany. The keeping of an Advent wreath is a common practice in homes or churches. [42] The concept of the Advent wreath originated among German Lutherans in the 16th century. [43]

5. 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, ...

6. 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 ...

7. What is Advent? From Christian roots to today's calendars ...

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   Advent started as a time for remembrance and a sign for Christians to be open and ready for the second coming of Christ and held to traditional items and events like a wreath with candles, a large ...