Christmas candles is the first light of Christmas illuminating the hearts of all those who are touched by it. Whether it is Christmas candle lit service or the candles put to decorate the
Christmas tree, the soft glow of them never fails to charm anybody.
Christmas candles are known as the symbol of Jesus. These candles are used as a traditional symbol in many different Christian festivals. Each of these festivals has different significance of the candles and is placed in a particular way. Yet among all these, Christmas festival is one such festival where the candles are used in many different ways.
In different parts of the world Christmas candles are used in different ways. So let’s take a look at the significance and use of Christmas candles in the different parts of the world.
Spain: the Christmas candle tradition for Spain is to burn a candle above the door on Christmas to welcome people in.
Italy: Christmas candles are placed at the windows to light the way for the Christ child during the Christmas festival.
England: England also gives lot of prominence to the festival of Christmas. It is believed that a Christmas candle should burn the entire day at the time of Christmas or it is known to bring bad luck for the entire year.
Denmark: in the country of Denmark, two Christmas candles are lit during the festivals to symbolize both the husband and the wife. It is believed that which ever candle burns out first indicate as who would be the first one to die.
Colored Christmas Candles
Most of the Christmas candles are in white however the modern Christmas candles can also be found in different colors each having a unique significance. Each color of the candle finds its roots in the old traditions like the Celtic. The commonly used Christmas colors are white, red and green. Let’s take a look at the importance of each of these colored candles:
White candles: symbol of spiritual strength
Pink Candles: symbol of love, honesty and friendship
Red Candles: symbol of passionate love, health and overall strength
Orange Candles: symbol of encouragement and complete concentration
Yellow Candles: symbol of attraction and opinions
Green candles: symbol of money, luck and success
Purple Candles: symbol of ambition and power
Black Candles: symbol of some kind of loss and grieving
Advent Christmas Candles
Advent Christmas candles don’t give much significance to colors. It lays more stress on the week that it is lit. The Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ends on the Christmas day. Each week a candle is lit with a special meaning attributed to it.
First Week: Hope (purple candle)
Second Week: Love (purple candle)
Third Week: Joy (purple candle)
Fourth Week: Peace (pink candle)
Christmas Day: Jesus' birth (white candle)
Other than these traditional aspects, Christmas candles are also used for giving a soft glow to the
Christmas decorations. Some even go for scented Christmas candles as it brings to live the feeling of Christmas. The modern style of Christmas decorations also have electric Christmas candle to lit the corners of the house.
So no matter what significance the candles have in your world, make them a part of you on this Christmas 2008.
