The candles, in particular, put our focus on hope, faith, joy and peace. A new candle is lit every Sunday before Christmas. The first Advent took place in either the 4th or 5th century.

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 ...

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 ...

Advent ‒ which derives from the Latin word "ad-venire," or "to come to" ‒ is the season that includes the four Sundays, and weekdays, leading up to Christmas, according to the United States ...

The cathedral said it had been a "long and exhausting year" for the people of Salisbury More than 1,000 candles have been lit and carried through Salisbury Cathedral as part of its advent services.