The blue candles represent hope and expectation. Protestant churches tend to use blue candles as well, or all white. What Are the Four Points of Advent? The four points of Advent are hope ...

In some churches and homes, a fifth candle that is larger and white is lit to represent Jesus Christ, the light of the world, christianity.com said. Each week during Advent has a specific meaning ...

Christmas includes an Advent wreath with four candles ... the African American people,” Byrdsong said. “The green candles represent the native soil and the red the blood Black people have ...

The three purple candles will be lit on the first, second and fourth Sunday of Advent. The pink candle will be lit on the third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means ‘to ...