Advent Wreath

The Advent wreath appeared for the first time in the 19th century in Germany, but today it is one of the main symbols of advent and upcoming Christmas. It consists of two basic symbols of circle and candles that represent light. Four candles are the four Sundays that are ahead of Christmas, and represent at the same time four divisions in human history the creation, embodiment, redemption and final end.

Traditionally three of the four candles are purple colors as a sign of penance and conversion to prepare the Savior's arrival, and the fourth is the pink color and represent the expression of joy and happiness because of Jesus' birth. Nativity of Jesus scene is a symbol of what is going to happen on Christmas, they point to the birth of Jesus Christ and are one of the inevitable symbols and deeply rooted in the Croatian tradition (the oldest preserved nativity scene are located on the island of Krk from the 17th century).

Today is the first day of Advent and the time to burn the first candle.

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