降临节花环象征着什么？圆环与蜡烛

The Advent wreath stands for the eternal God and for Christ, the light coming into the world. Its circle has no end, as God has none, and its evergreen branches are a sign of life and hope. Its four candles mark the four Sundays of Advent, and one more is lit each Sunday as Christmas comes nearer. The wreath began with a question children kept asking. At the Rauhes Haus, a home for poor and orphaned children outside Hamburg, they…