This time, I set out to forge something both functional and symbolic - an Advent candle holder. Using traditional techniques, ...

Discover the significance of Advent, a season of waiting and preparation before Christmas. Learn about its themes and traditions.

As we pass the second Sunday of Advent and the festive season begins to gather pace, it’s the perfect time to take a closer look at some Hungarian Advent traditions. From candle-lit wreaths and ...

Visit our virtual Advent wreath to “wind up” (or shake up) two music boxes and a snow globe and listen to the familiar notes of “Silent Night,” “Away in the Manger” and “Oh Holy Night.” This is the ...

The Advent wreath first appeared in Germany in 1839 when a Lutheran minister working at a mission for children created a wreath of the wheel of a cart, placing 20 small red candles and four large ...

Huge wreath raised in York to mark the start of advent York schoolchildren to perform at Minster with professional ensemble The final white candle will be lit during Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.

Although traditions vary, the basic premise of the Advent wreath and candles is the same. Read further as we discuss the meaning of the Advent wreath and candles in greater detail.

For the second consecutive year, Advent and Christmas in the Holy Land arrive at a time of war. This past weekend, the people in the small town where Jesus was born welcomed the friars of the ...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Today is the first Sunday of Advent, and with that, the lighting of the advent wreath. Visitors to Merrehope were invited to make their own advent wreath with either fresh ...