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Q: What is the candle called that is lit on Christmas?
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In the medieval times special candle was lit every night of the twelve days of Christmas true?

In medieval times a special candle was lit every night of the twelve days of Christmas. The special candle was an Advent candle. Christmas lasted from Christmas Eve until the Epiphany on January 6th.


What did scrooge see when he lit the candle Christmas carol?

he sees the room and its content


In medieval times was a candle lit on the 12 nights of Christmas?

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What is the name of the candle that is blessed and lit at the beginning of the liturgy?

The candle is called the Paschal candle. It is sometimes referred to as the "Easter candle."


When are candles used in celebrations?

Candles are used in the following Christian celebrations ~During Christmas time, in the season of Advent, four candles are placed on a wreath. In the center of the wreath a larger white candle is placed. Each Sunday of advent, a new candle is lit, along with the previously lit candles. The candles on the wreath are, in a clockwise circle, purple, purple, pink and purple. The first candle is called the Prophets candle of hope, symbolizing the hope that was was portrayed when prophets announced Jesus' coming. The second candle is the Bethlehem candle of peace. This is symbolic of the peace in the town where Jesus was born. The pink candle is known as the Shepard's candle of joy, hence they were joyful when they were told of Jesus' birth. The last outer candle is the Angels candle of love, which describes the angels proclamation of Christs birth. The white middle candle is called the Christ Candle and is lit on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.


What is the chemical change called in a lit candle?

chemical change


What is the white candle advent for?

The white candle that is sometimes used in an Advent Wreath is the Christmas or Christ candle and it lit at the Masses starting with Christmas midnight Mass. Most Catholic Churches use only the 4 violet and rose candles during Advent and the wreath is removed from the church when Christmas decorations are put up on Christmas Eve.


When is each candle lit in the advent wreath?

The first of the four candles - usually, sometimes there's a fifth "Christ candle" - is lit on the first Sunday of advent which can fall on any day between 27th November and 3ird December. On the next Sunday of advent the second candle is lit in addition to the first; so there would be two candles lit on the second Sunday.By the third Sunday the third candle is lit, with of course, the other two candles of the past couple of weeks. The third Sunday of advent is often quite soon before Christmas day itself, when the fourth and last candle is finally lit, amongst the rest.


What is a German Adventskrans?

It is an advent wreath. Each Sunday before Christmas a candle on the wreath is lit to celebrate the time leading up to Christmas.


What color of candle is lit on Christmas Eve?

They light usaully red candles on Christmas eve for a guide that Mary and Joseph are looking for shelter.


What is the present tense of lit?

If you mean lit as in "He lit the candle", then the preset tense for lit is Light. "I am lighting the candle."


Why is the pascal candle lit?

It is lit on Easter as a sign of the light of Christ entering the world to save us. It stays lit until Pentecost Sunday. We are called to be light to others as Jesus was