My mother is Catholic and I get her an advent wreath every year. Sometimes I do purple/pink, sometimes red. She doesn't care.

Ours looks something like this. A cheap round metal holder with garland. We put it in the center of the kitchen table. I light the candles once and then never again (I have a weird crazy fear of fire). Three purple candles and one pink candle.

I got a ring from Amazon and use greenery. I use 4 red candles and one white. Sorry, purple and pink don’t say Christmas to me. And I’ve got to believe that god doesn’t really care what color my candles are.

NP

Anyone have links to nice advent wreaths. Or a ring candle holder for four candles? I can add my own greenery.

I ordered one from Amazon last year and it was terrible quality. I returned it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one. It’s a pewter ring, and I place greenery around it. The candle colors of an Advent wreath should always be 3 purple and one pink. There are prayers associated with the lighting of each candle on the corresponding Sunday of Advent (pink is lit the third Sunday).

Here is more info: https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/the-history-of-the-advent-wreath.html

No, that’s only for Catholic wreaths. Protestants often have red candles. Note how you equate Christianity with Catholicism.

I'm Christian (protestant) and have always had 3 purple, 1 pink and 1 white in the middle. (Note how quickly you made a derogatory comment.)

Derogatory? Most of my best friends are Catholics. By most I mean at least 75%. You can look up the history of advent wreaths if you don’t believe me. But it doesn’t matter to me what colors you use. One thing that’s objectively wrong is that the HAVE to be purple and pink as PP stated. That’s wrong. Even in Catholic countries in Europe, you can buy whichever color you like. Pink, red, white, yellow, gold, whatever. I like white, most people I know have red candles. There’s no rule.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one. It’s a pewter ring, and I place greenery around it. The candle colors of an Advent wreath should always be 3 purple and one pink. There are prayers associated with the lighting of each candle on the corresponding Sunday of Advent (pink is lit the third Sunday).

Here is more info: https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/the-history-of-the-advent-wreath.html

No, that’s only for Catholic wreaths. Protestants often have red candles. Note how you equate Christianity with Catholicism.

DP: I don't "equate Christianity with Catholicism," but I'd never heard of red candles in an advent wreath.

+1 and I'm a grandmother

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one. It’s a pewter ring, and I place greenery around it. The candle colors of an Advent wreath should always be 3 purple and one pink. There are prayers associated with the lighting of each candle on the corresponding Sunday of Advent (pink is lit the third Sunday).

Here is more info: https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/the-history-of-the-advent-wreath.html

No, that’s only for Catholic wreaths. Protestants often have red candles. Note how you equate Christianity with Catholicism.

I'm Christian (protestant) and have always had 3 purple, 1 pink and 1 white in the middle. (Note how quickly you made a derogatory comment.)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one. It’s a pewter ring, and I place greenery around it. The candle colors of an Advent wreath should always be 3 purple and one pink. There are prayers associated with the lighting of each candle on the corresponding Sunday of Advent (pink is lit the third Sunday).

Here is more info: https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/the-history-of-the-advent-wreath.html

No, that’s only for Catholic wreaths. Protestants often have red candles. Note how you equate Christianity with Catholicism.

There’s no point in being like this.

ELCA Lutherans are the Wild West of Advent candle colors. It’s been so long since I’ve attended church regularly that I don’t remember what, but it’s blue and red or purple and pink or all natural. The point is the prayers. https://blogs.elca.org/worship/207/

We have one. It’s a pewter ring, and I place greenery around it. The candle colors of an Advent wreath should always be 3 purple and one pink. There are prayers associated with the lighting of each candle on the corresponding Sunday of Advent (pink is lit the third Sunday).

Here is more info: https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catho...tory-of-the-advent-wreath.html


No, that’s only for Catholic wreaths. Protestants often have red candles. Note how you equate Christianity with Catholicism.

Mainline Protestant here who has only ever seen advent wreaths with one pink candle and three purple or blue candles.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one. It’s a pewter ring, and I place greenery around it. The candle colors of an Advent wreath should always be 3 purple and one pink. There are prayers associated with the lighting of each candle on the corresponding Sunday of Advent (pink is lit the third Sunday).

Here is more info: https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/the-history-of-the-advent-wreath.html

No, that’s only for Catholic wreaths. Protestants often have red candles. Note how you equate Christianity with Catholicism.

DP: I don't "equate Christianity with Catholicism," but I'd never heard of red candles in an advent wreath.

Mine has - gasp - white candles. It’s beautiful.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one. It’s a pewter ring, and I place greenery around it. The candle colors of an Advent wreath should always be 3 purple and one pink. There are prayers associated with the lighting of each candle on the corresponding Sunday of Advent (pink is lit the third Sunday).

Here is more info: https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/the-history-of-the-advent-wreath.html

No, that’s only for Catholic wreaths. Protestants often have red candles. Note how you equate Christianity with Catholicism.

DP: I don't "equate Christianity with Catholicism," but I'd never heard of red candles in an advent wreath.

Anonymous wrote:We have one. It’s a pewter ring, and I place greenery around it. The candle colors of an Advent wreath should always be 3 purple and one pink. There are prayers associated with the lighting of each candle on the corresponding Sunday of Advent (pink is lit the third Sunday).

Here is more info: https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/the-history-of-the-advent-wreath.html

No, that’s only for Catholic wreaths. Protestants often have red candles. Note how you equate Christianity with Catholicism.

You can buy them online or in person at most Catholic stores. I’m sure there are a bunch on Amazon too.

We have one. It’s a pewter ring, and I place greenery around it. The candle colors of an Advent wreath should always be 3 purple and one pink. There are prayers associated with the lighting of each candle on the corresponding Sunday of Advent (pink is lit the third Sunday).

Here is more info: https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/the-history-of-the-advent-wreath.html

Do you have one? If so, which colors and where do you get it?