Advent

The first day of Advent was the Sunday  the 27th of November in New Zealand. The word advent  in Latin,means  “adventus” which means the coming of Jesus in the  Advent calendar.  This also represents the anniversary of the birth of Jesus.  The advent wreath is the main symbol for advent this includes 4 candles. There are three purple candles and one pink one. The wreath is represented as everlasting life.

Each candle has a meaning to remind us about the virtues Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. The last candle which is the pink one represents the virtue joy, this is a special candle as it means that Jesus is coming. The Jesse Tree is an old Christmas Tradition that first started in medieval times. The ornaments are used to help tell the story from the Bible to create the Christmas Story. The name comes from Jesse who was the Father of King David.