On Sunday, the season of Advent began and candles were lit across Estonia. The first Advent candle was lit on Peetri Square in Narva at 4 p.m. Creative groups of the city of Narva performed at the ...

Traditionally, the Advent wreath with its four candles and sometimes a central fifth, the Christ candle, is lit on Christmas Eve. The candles remind believers of the light Jesus brings into the ...

By the end the end of the ceremony, the impressive Medieval stone interior was lit by 1,300 flickering candles. The light spectacle was accompanied by advent hymns sung by a capacity congregation ...

More than 1,000 candles have been lit and carried through Salisbury Cathedral as part of its advent services. The "From Darkness to Light" processions take place this weekend to mark the start of ...