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People used to light candles and put them on the sides of a wheel. When they would spin the wheel, the lights would appear as a continuous circle. This symbolises God's never ending love.

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The Advent wreath symbolizes the four-week period leading up to Christmas. Its evergreen branches represent eternal life, and the candles symbolize hope, love, joy, and peace. Each week, a new candle is lit to mark the progression towards the birth of Jesus.

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The Christmas wreath symbol is of advent it represents the time of advent taking place


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Evergreens are a symbol of eternal life with God.


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The Advent Wreath is put up on the first Sunday of Advent.


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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.


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The Advent wreath is a product of northern European culture, like the Christmas tree, it has been adopted by Christians, but it is not specially a Catholic symbol, nor is there a specially Catholic teaching regarding it, beyond four candles symbolizing the four Sundays of Advent.


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the candles meanwaiting,expectationpreparation


What is an Advent ring?

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.


Is the advent wreath a Christian symbol?

Though its roots may lie in pre-christian celebrations, the advent wreath is a Christian symbol of God's eternal love for all represented by a never ending circle. It is from this love that He became the man Jesus so that He could know us, teach us, and bring salvation.


When do you light the fifth candle of advent?

The white candle in the center of the wreath is the 5th candle - that is lit on Christmas or Christmas eve at Mass.Roman Catholic AnswerTechnically the Advent wreath doesn't have a fifth candle. A fifth candle is making into something other than an Advent wreath. Advent has four weeks, and there is a candle for each week. The Advent wreath should be taken down before the Christmas midnight Mass begins. I think the "fifth candle" is some modern invention that makes no sense.