The Meaning of Advent & the origin of advent wreath with its four candles !!!!
Advent the season of waiting for christ we wait in joyful expectation & preparation.We remember christ's firs coming & wait for his coming at the end of time.The liturgy of advent urges us to pray and to be spritually ready.
The Advent Wreath : The origins of the Advent wreath are found in folks practices of pre christian germanic peoples who during the cold december darkness of Eastern europe gathered wreaths of evergreen and lighted fires as signs of hope in a coming spring and renewed light.Christians keep this popular tradition alive and by 16th century catholics & protestants throughout germany used these symbols to celebrate their hope in the coming of christ the everlasting light.From germany the use of advent wreath spread to other parts of christian world the wreath is made of four candles in a circle of evergreens.
The four candles represent the four weeks of advent three candles are purple and symbolise prayer , penance and preparatory sacrifices and good works undertaken at this time.
SO friends start making your own chritmas wreath !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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