Monday WHY MONDAY???? - Advent & Crafts
I am Still looking for some more ideas to spread the joy of the season on to our boys, I have decided to post a few new and fun advent sites to my blog every day. Yesterday the Boys and I were going to make Christmas cookies and a non dangerous Advent Wreaths and a family advent wreath for the house. But all they wanted to do was to decorate the christmas tree and put out all the christmas decorations around the house.
Maybe tomorrow after school we can make some wreaths or even placemats (like I did for Thanksgiving). Instead of doing the crafts, I looked up some craft pages on Advent Wreaths, see below. Also please feel free to share your oun traditions of advent with others by commenting below.
Three sites that give you some ideas to start your own Wreath Traditions.
Advent Wreaths:
Advent wreaths have their origins in the folk traditions of northern Europe, where in the deep of winter people lit candles on wheel-shaped bundles of evergreen. Both the evergreen and the circular shape symbolized ongoing life. The candlelight gave comfort at this darkest time of the year, as people looked forward to the longer days of spring. Later, Eastern European Christians adopted this practice. By the sixteenth century, they were making Advent wreaths much as we know them today. An advent wreath traditionally contains four candles-three purple and one rose. Purple dyes were one so rare and costly that they were associated with royalty; the Roman Catholic Church has long used this color around Christmas and Easter to honor Jesus. The three purple candles in the Advent wreath symbolize hope, peace, and love. These candles are lit on the first, second, and fourth Sundays of Advent. The rose candle, which symbolizes joy, is usually lit on the third Sunday. Because Advent wreaths are an informal celebration, not all are the same. ( http://www.factmonster.com/spot/advent1.html )
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