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
Church of the Advent (Limestone, Maine) Church of the Advent (Limestone, Maine) The Church of the Advent is a historic church building on Church Street, one block south of the junction with Maine State Route 229 in Limestone, Maine. Built in 1881, the architecturally eclectic Gothic/Romanesque building was constructed for an Episcopalian church congregation founded in 1872, which is believed to be the oldest in Limestone. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The Church of the Advent is a modest wood frame building, with a distinctive steeply gabled roof and a small tower just to the left of the