What is an Advent wreath?

Having an Advent wreath is a way to celebrate the Christian season of Advent: four weeks before Christmas Eve.

Advent wreath may appear in various forms, depending on its depiction of the church or family, but most of them are round and covered with some kind of evergreen branches. Four tall candles sit on the edge and on Wednesday is a large white candle - Christ's candle. The wreath can also be decorated with red bows or ribbons or other flowers or berries.

Advent is one of the oldest Christian traditions and the Advent wreath itself meets at least in the Middle Ages. It takes its history from Germanic and Scandinavian people who used wreaths with lit candles to symbolize hope for spring during dark and short days.

Advent wreath is full for a Christian. The shape of the circle represents eternity. Evergreens decorating Advent wreath represent Christ's eternal life, while four sirloin - three purple, one pink - represent the light that the gospel givesthe world. Christ's candle is the light of Christ himself. One candle lights up every week, while the third Advent Sunday is illuminated by a pink or pink candle - this is halfway. Christ's candle is illuminated on Christmas Eve.

Advent wreath can be used in families, churches or both. Scripture suitable for the Advent season is read and prayer is said before lighting candles. Many families appreciated the traditions of Advent wreath in terms of their decoration and placement in the house.

After the Protestant Reformation, many Protestant churches, in an effort to throw away the Catholic traditions no longer used an Advent wreath. This beautiful custom, however, became increasingly popular in churches with somewhat closer ties with the Catholic Church: bishopers, Methodists and Lutkyheans.

Advent wreath helps to promote a sense of joyful, prayer expectations because the Christian church stops to wait for birthJiche Savior.