In Germany, people use an Adventskranz, or advent wreath, with four candles on it to celebrate the four advents or the four Sundays before Christmas. On each of the four Sundays preceding ...

An Advent wreath is circular and symbolizes everlasting life and unending love. The arrangement is used to put our attention on the meaning of Christmas. The candles, in particular, put our focus ...

ANSBACH, Germany (Nov. 19, 2013) -- Christmas time in Germany begins with the Advent season. ... Many families display an Advent wreath with four candles to mark the four Sundays, ...

While many Advent and Christmas traditions go back centuries in the United Kingdom, Christingles is a relatively new observance here. It started with the Moravians in 1740s Germany, but it wasn't ...

It may still be a month until the big day, but Germany's been getting into the Christmas spirit for a good few weeks now. There's still plenty more fun to be had, though. Here's how to celebrate ...

Swedes may not have invented the concept of the Advent light, but they have spent more than a century adapting and reinventing it, making the Swedish version, known as adventsljusstakar (Advent ...

German households will spend on average €116 on food and €214 on Christmas presents this year, says Deloitte. So brace yourselves for the mall and get in that checkout line.

The Advent wreath, or Advent crown, is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent leading up to Christmas. Cloverfields Farm & Kitchen's Janine Washle explains ...

Christmas-related tourism is big business in Germany. The country's Christmas markets are famous throughout the world, and every December thousands of visitors head to towns where traditional ...