It is used on my table at home and in my church.
The Advent Wreath is put up on the first Sunday of Advent.
They do it among others in Germany and Denmark
"Have you ordered your advent wreath yet?"
Each candle on an Advent wreath represents one of the Sundays of Advent. A candle is lighted at the beginning of Mass on that Sunday. An Advent wreath in the home is lite for whatever reason that person has an Advent wreath. They are not an official liturgical thing.
It means that someone is trying to get inventive in decorating his Advent wreath.
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The Christmas wreath symbol is of advent it represents the time of advent taking place
The Advent Wreath is a Lutheran custom that began in Germany in the Middle Ages and used by Catholic and Lutherans by the year 1500 [note: the Lutherans didn't exist until later in that century], the Advent wreath uses light to symbolize the coming feast celebrating the birth of Christ, the Light of the World. extractedfrom Encyclopedia of Catholic Devotions and Practices by Ann Ball, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. C 2003
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The first advent candle to be lit in the traditional advent wreath ceremony is the purple candle, symbolizing hope.
The Advent Wreath was originally a Lutheran tradition which marks the four weeks of Advent. Made of evergreen branches layed horizontally, is had four candles representing the weeks. We use the Advent Wreath today but it is refered to as a Christmas wreath.