The four candles represent the four weeks of Advent — three candles ... “How to bless your Advent wreath at home.” Francesca is a staff reporter for Catholic News Agency.

Some people light candles on an Advent wreath. For others ... Advent is not exclusively a Catholic tradition. Other Christian denominations, including Protestant, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist ...

Advent begins this year on Sunday, Dec. 3. Most Catholics, even those who don’t often go to Mass, know that Advent involves a wreath with candles, possibly a “calendar” of hidden chocolates ...

The tradition of an Advent wreath with candles may date back to pre-Christian Germanic origins, the Catholic Education Resource Center says. Christians eventually adopted this tradition and used ...

Traditionally, the Advent wreath with its four candles and sometimes a central fifth, the Christ candle, is lit on Christmas Eve. The candles remind believers of the light Jesus brings into the ...

The Advent wreath first appeared in Germany in ... according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The purple candles symbolize the prayer, penance and preparatory sacrifices ...

Wreaths, candles and calendars ... About 86% of the people in this Balkan Peninsula country are Roman Catholic, and Advent is a big part of the religious life here. For some Croatians ...

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 ...

Nativity scenes and Christmas trees decorate most Catholic homes, but what about Advent wreaths? Advent wreaths are traditionally made from evergreen branches and have four candles. The four ...