Before Christ came wreaths had long been in use, as symbols of fertility ... A special form of wreath is the Advent Wreath, lit each evening by a designated member of the family.

GARDEN TIP All About Wreaths The first sign of Christmas is the hanging of the Christmas wreath from the front door of the house. People take a lot of pain to make their wreaths look different ...

At church to help us count down to Christmas we have an Advent wreath with five candles. The candles are symbols of Jesus who we believe is the light of the world. We light one on each of the four ...

The Reverend Canon Timothy Goode introduced the children to the symbolism of the wreath and its five one-metre-tall candles: one for each Sunday of Advent and a central candle, representing Christ ...