Advent wreath

English thumb Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Advent wreath.wav US Noun en Christianity A usually evergreen wreath adorned with four (or sometimes five) candles, the first of which is lit on Advent Sunday, followed by the lighting of an additional candle on each subsequent Sunday. en Advent crown en 1929-12-28 Correspondence: A Letter from Oberammergau. [To the Editor of the Spectator.] w:The Spectator 143 5296 972 Local custom gives us an “Advent Tree” or “Advent Wreath”: the trees are diminutive Christmas trees, which bear one candle for each Sunday in Advent; the wreaths are wooden rings with as many holes as there are days before Christmas Eve, decorated with fir green, and gay ribbons, and hung up over the dining-table, one candle being added every night till the circle is complete. Related terms en Advent calendar Advent candle Translations usually evergreen wreath adorned with four candles Dutch: nl adventskrans m French: fr couronne de l’Avent f German: de Adventskranz m Hungarian: hu adventi koszorú Italian: it corona dell'Avvento f Polish: pl wieniec adwentowy m Portuguese: pt coroa do Advento Spanish: es Swedish: sv adventskrans c Further reading en Christmas