It represents christ's everlasting love and life
The green leaves around the advent wreath symbolize everlasting life and growth. They are often made of pine, holly, or other evergreen materials to represent hope and renewal during the Advent season leading up to Christmas.
The Advent wreath has a lot of symbolism. The circle representing God, with no beginning and no end, the evergreen leaves representing eternal life, even the prickliness of the leaves is meant to remind us of the crown of thorns Christ wore when he was crucified.
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.
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The Advent wreath is a Christian tradition symbolizing the passage of the four weeks of Advent. The circle of the wreath symbolizes the eternal cycle of seasons. The evergreen and lighted candles stand for the persistence of life during winter.
The idea behind the Evergreen is that it stands for something that perpetually renews itself every single year, without fail and without decreasing its vitality. FAWK YEA!!
Wreath Purple Pink Candle Evergreen Hope Love Joy Peace
The Advent Wreath is put up on the first Sunday of Advent.
The lighting of the Advent wreath is a popular evergreen family devotion used during Advent. Each week leading up to Christmas, a candle is lit on the wreath to symbolize the themes of hope, peace, joy, and love. This tradition helps families reflect on the meaning of the season and prepare for the celebration of Christ's birth.
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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.