A new candle is lit every Sunday before Christmas. The first Advent took place in either the 4th or 5th century. It was a time of prayer and fasting for new Christians. Advent gradually developed ...

The modern Advent wreath has four candles. The first two and the fourth are purple ... December 1 and have small doors or boxes containing pictures, trinkets, or food like chocolate to be opened ...

On Sunday in many churches and homes, the Christmas season began with a symbolic lighting of the first candle on the Advent wreath. Many churches began Advent on Sunday with a traditional hanging ...

Typically, three of the four Advent candles are purple—the first, second and fourth ones. The first candle, or "Prophet's Candle," symbolizes hope. The color means royalty, repentance and fasting.