I have unpacked the wreath for Advent every year since then. I place the candles, and I resolve that this is the year I will light the wreath every night. Or at least every Sunday. One measure of ...

The Advent wreath originated from a pagan European tradition, which consisted of lighting candles during the winter to ask the sun god to return with his light and warmth. The first missionaries ...

Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Happy Kwanzaa. Enjoy the New Year. No matter how you will be celebrating in the weeks ahead, we wish you happy holidays. Christians will light Advent candles and ...

Lighting candles during Advent symbolises the anticipation of the winter holiday ... These historians suggest that ancient Germanic people would light candles around wreaths during the dark winter ...