Adventskranz - advent wreath
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Over the 4 Sundays before Christmas begins the advent season (Advent). it includes four Sundays, that means three full weeks and from one to six days, depending on what day of the week Christmas falls. According to the tradition in German families the building is crowned with a special wreath (Adventskranz) of fir or pine branches, silver cones, ribbons, bunches of Rowan. On it set of 4 candles, matching 4 of the Holy advent - December Sundays. Candles are lit immediately, on the first Sunday of advent one candle is lit, on the second - two, etc. the Fourth is lit on Christmas day itself and completes the festive month. Adventskranz, as a rule, should be sanctified in the Church. On my Christmas wreath already all the candles "burn" - decided to show up early, maybe someone will like the idea of an edible wreath :)