Christmas wreath decorating ideas, Christmas decoration ideas.

Christmas wreath decorating ideas, Christmas decoration ideas for the year 2022, https://youtu.be/BTau2lI6lJQ.

The keeping of an Advent wreath is a common practice in homes or churches. The concept of the Advent wreath originated among German Lutherans in the 16th Century. However, it was not until three centuries later that the modern Advent wreath took shape. The modern Advent wreath, with its candles representing the Sundays of Advent, originated from an 1839 initiative by Johann Hinrich Wichern, a Protestant pastor in Germany and a pioneer in urban mission work among the poor. In view of the impatience of the children he taught as they awaited Christmas, he made a ring of wood, with nineteen small red tapers and four large white candles. Every morning a small candle was lit, and every Sunday a large candle. Custom has retained only the large candles.

The wreath crown is traditionally made of fir tree branches knotted with a red ribbon and decorated with pine cones, holly, laurel, and sometimes mistletoe. It is also an ancient symbol signifying several things; first of all, the crown symbolizes victory, in addition to its round form evoking the sun and its return each year. The number four represents the four Sundays of Advent, and the green twigs are a sign of life and hope. The fir tree is a symbol of strength and the laurel a symbol of victory over sin and suffering. The latter two, with the holly, do not lose their leaves and thus represent the eternity of God. The flames of candles are the representation of the Christmas light approaching and bringing hope and peace, as well as the symbol of the struggle against darkness. For Christians, this crown is also the symbol of Christ the King, the holly recalling the crown of thorns resting on the head of Christ. 

The Advent wreath is adorned with candles, usually, three violet or purple and one pink, the pink candle is lit on the Third Sunday of Advent, called Gaudete Sunday after the opening word, Gaudete, meaning "Rejoice", of the entrance antiphon at Mass. Some add a fifth candle (white), known as the Christ Candle, in the middle of the wreath, to be lit on Christmas Eve or Day.

The candles symbolize the great stages of salvation before the coming of the Messiah; the first is the symbol of the forgiveness granted to Adam and Eve, and the second is the symbol of the faith of Abraham and of the patriarchs who believe in the gift of the Promised Land, the third is the symbol of the joy of David whose lineage does not stop and also testifies to his covenant with God, and the fourth and last candle is the symbol of the teaching of the prophets who announce a reign of justice and peace. Or they symbolize the four stages of human history; creation, the Incarnation, the redemption of sins, and the Last Judgment.

In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, the readings of Mass on the Sundays of Advent have distinct themes:

On the First Sunday (Advent Sunday), they look forward to the Second Coming of Christ. On the Second Sunday, the Gospel reading recalls the preaching of John the Baptist, who came to "prepare the way of the Lord"; the other readings have associated themes. On the Third Sunday (Gaudete Sunday), the Gospel reading is again about John the Baptist, and the other readings are about the joy associated with the coming of the Saviour. On the Fourth Sunday, the Gospel reading is about the events involving Mary and Joseph that led directly to the birth of Jesus, while the other readings are related to these.

In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, the Western Rite of the Orthodox Church, and in the Anglican, Lutheran, Moravian, Presbyterian, and Methodist calendars, Advent commences on the fourth Sunday before Christmas (always falling between 27 November -like this 2022- and 3 December, and ends on Christmas Eve on 24 December.

For every year, our brother Juan C. Vilagut, a decorator, with his own personal brand @decorjvilagut at instagram, is in charge of decorating the homes of the family, including those of many friends, during the Christmas party and the beginning of the New Year.

When we were children in Caracas, our parents bought fir trees imported from North America, usually from Canada, for our home.

In many Latin American homes, people put artificial Christmas trees, however, in Costa Rica, where our family lives, cypresses grown for that purpose are used.

In the previous episode many ideas to scent the home and gift list that will be much appreciated by everyone:

Discover the US dōTERRA Seasonal Gifts for November and December 2022.

San José Costa Rica, Novembr 6, 2022, rafaelvilagut@gmail.com.