Advent candle its centre; others will simply put it in a candlestick. It is usually burned at the family evening meal each day. Advent candles are traditionally white, though other Christmas-themed colors have become popular. The custom of having an Advent candle seems to have started in Germany, where children traditionally insert a small candle into a decorated orange. This candle is called the "Christingle". It is now widespread in some other European countries such as the United Kingdom. Advent candle An Advent candle is a candle marked with the days of December up to Christmas Eve. It is typically used in
Episcopal Church of the Advent (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania) whose son, Charles Hadley, was to be the owner and publisher of the local newspaper. Later, Charles and his sister, Irene, established the Hadley Fund in memory of their parents, Theodore and Elizabeth. The Hadley Fund is an endowment. Charles and Irene created the fund to provide money for programs that better " "the civic betterment, social welfare, and education"" of our local communities. The Hadley Fund continues to be used today by Church of the Advent to provide and promote outreach activities for the surrounding communities. The first job of the new church was to erect a church building.