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To continue with exploring Christmas trivia, I thought we’d discuss the advent of the advent wreath. The Advent Wreath is a Lutheran custom that originated in Eastern Germany.
They are round as a symbol of God’s eternity and mercy, of which every
season of Advent is a new reminder; and it is made of evergreens to
symbolize God’s "ever-lastingness" and our immortality.

Green is also the
Church’s color of hope and new life. Four candles, three purple or violet
that represent penance, sorrow, and longing expectation used to be used but have since been replaced with blue - the color of anticipatiion while expectantly awaiting the birth of Christ -  and one rose or
pink that represents the hope and coming joy are placed within to represent
the four weeks of Advent. They are replaced with white candles for the
Christmas season which ends with Epiphany.

Wreaths are an ancient symbol of
victory and symbolize the "fulfillment of time" in the coming of Christ and
the glory of His birth. In old German tradition, on the first Sunday of Advent, the children write
their Christmas letter to the Christ child, Christkindl, who accompanied by
His angels, will bring the Christmas tree and all the good things on it and
under it.

In Denmark, the Christmas season begins on December 1, with the
lighting of the calendar candle. The candle is marked with 24 lines, one
for each day before Christmas; the burning of the candle represents the
waiting and preparing for Christ’s coming.