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
New Advent finished in 1997. , New Advent contains 595 works, namely: the "Catholic Encyclopedia"; the "Summa Theologica" of Thomas Aquinas; 421 English translations of works of the Church Fathers; a presentation in parallel columns of the entire Bible in the Greek Septuagint, the English Knox Bible, and the Latin Vulgate; and 171 papal encyclicals and other Church documents. Many of these documents are provided with hyperlinks to others that give further information on the topics touched on. The New Advent homepage gives links to many other sites that provide news and commentary of Catholic interest. New Advent New Advent is a