12 MONTHS OF CHRISTMAS SAL: May ornament - Candles -

Hello my dear Christmas Stitchers, the 5th pattern of THE 12 MONTHS OF CHRISTMAS MYSTERY SAL is ready for the download. I hope you'll love it!

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The name of this pattern is Candles:

This is the fifth design in our Christmas SAL, and for this special occasion, I thought I’d share with you a short Christmas lecture:

The Meaning of Lighting Candles

Lighting candles, a symbol of hope and renewal, has its roots in ancient traditions linked to the winter solstice. In many pagan cultures, the period leading up to the winter solstice was considered a time of great significance, when light was invoked as a sign of hope and renewal. Germanic and Celtic peoples, for example, celebrated the return of light with rituals that included lighting candles or torches. Light represented the triumph of the sun over the long night, symbolizing the end of darkness and the beginning of a new cycle of life and prosperity. Lighting candles, therefore, was a symbolic act of purification, protection from the darkness, and an invitation for the return of solar light.

With the arrival of Christianity, this pagan tradition was incorporated into the Advent ritual. The four candles lit every (...) - it follows in the PDF -