In most advent wreaths, the first, second, and fourth candles are purple, but the third candle is pink or rose. Various writers have given different explanations for why the third candle is pink. Generally, there is a consensus that the colors connect to the different candles’ themes. Purpl...
An Advent calendar is a very special calendar used to countdown to December 25: the celebration of the birth of Jesus. The Advent calendar tradition supposedly dates back to the 1850s. Some Advent calendars are simple, revealing a picture of a portion of
These include 'People Look East', 'Come, thou long expected Jesus', 'Lo! He comes, with clouds descending' and perhaps the most popular Advent song 'O Come, O Come Emmanuel!'.There are several ways that Advent is counted down but the most common is by a calendar or candle(s)....
If you’re unfamiliar with the idea of Christian seasons, you might find helpful a series I’ve written called: Introduction to the Christian Year. (I should mention that Eastern Orthodox Christians do not recognize Advent per se, but have a longer season that is rather like Advent. Their ...
Then when it came to the lighting of the Advent candles, the hope candle wouldn’t light: the wick of the candle had turned inside itself, making it impossible to light, despite our candle lighters Jim and Andrea trying their best to light the candle. So we skipped over hope, and went...
In short, it was one of those days when you feel that perhaps it is better to be alive after all — the answer to a question you didn’t even realize you were asking yourself from behind your mask. Now I’m laying in bed next to the person who came through me into this world. ...
His suggestion was to ‘rub, anoint or grease the place aggrieved’ with a tallow candle…perhaps not a situation you would wish to walk in on! If the unfortunate chafed traveller possessed a pair of particularly large buttocks, Boorde suggested that rubbing between the cheeks with olive oil ...
The Delaware Museum of Natural History (4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, Delaware,www.delmnh.org) is presenting a new exhibition called “Be the Dinosaur” now through January 19, 2020. Visitors will be able to travel back in time to see their world as they knew it and be the dinosaur. Dr...
Gravad lax, also calledgravalax, is prepared by curing salmon in a solution of salt, dill, and sugar. Traditionally, Nordic fisherman would ferment the fish slightly underground, which is how the popular dish earned the name “gräva” – it means to dig. ...
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