Advents kransen - Wreath of Advent

The letter to day, at Beccys place is B

B=Bridge card

Stamp/die set from Stampin Up: Nigh in Bethlehem

Adventskransen - The wreath of Advent

Many, no, let's be honest: almost most older Danish Christmas traditions come from Germany.

Our beloved Christmas wreath was also originally German.

King Christian the 10th's German-born Queen Alexandrine brought this tradition with her, when she came to Denmark.

During the Second World War, the wreath's symbolism of light made good sense. It was a dark time - and the lights brought hope.

You light 1 candle every Sunday, starting with the 4th Sunday before Christmas Eve.

Next Sunday, you light 2 candles - and so on.

In the beginning, the wreath was typically red/white, but today there are no rules for how it can look or what color it can have.

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Mange, nej, lad os være helt ærlig: næsten de fleste ældre danske juletraditioner, kommer fra Tyskland.

Vores elskede julekrans var også oprindelig Tysk.

Kong Christian d. 10´s tyskfødte dronning Alexandrine, førte den til Danmark.

Under 2. verdenskrig gav kransen lyssymbolik god mening. Det var en mørk tid - og lysene bragte håb.

Man tænder 1 lys hver søndag, begyndende med den 4. søndag før juleaften.

Den næste søndag tænder man 2 lys osv.

I begyndelsen var kransen tyspisk rød/hvid, men i dag er der ingen regler for hvordan den kan se ud eller hvilken farve den kan have.