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A circle of interwoven, sometimes highly decorated evergreens with candles, used during the season of [[Advent]] in preparation for [[Christmas]]. The candles are lit on the four successive Sundays preceding Christmas Day, with a final, central candle being lit on [[Christmas Eve]]. The Advent Wreath began in [[Germany]] as a private observance in people's homes, but is now widely used in [[church]]es as well. | A circle of interwoven, sometimes highly decorated evergreens with candles, used during the season of [[Advent]] in preparation for [[Christmas]]. The candles are lit on the four successive Sundays preceding Christmas Day, with a final, central candle being lit on [[Christmas Eve]]. The Advent Wreath began in [[Germany]] as a private observance in people's homes, but is now widely used in [[church]]es as well. | ||
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Advent Wreath [r]: A circle of interwoven, sometimes highly decorated evergreens with candles, used during the season of Advent in preparation for Christmas. The candles are lit on the four successive Sundays preceding Christmas Day, with a final, central candle being lit on Christmas Eve. The Advent Wreath began in Germany as a private observance in people's homes, but is now widely used in churches as well.