Our Christingles
Christingle means ” Light of Christ”. Lots of churches hold Christingle Services around Christmas time. The custom of giving out lighted candles in these services began in Germany in 1747 . Christingles are made up of different parts, each one being there to remind us of something.
The orange represents the world.
The candle reminds us of Jesus being the light of Christ.
The red ribbon reminds us that Jesus died.
The four cocktail sticks represent the four seasons or the four corners of the world.
The sweets or dried fruit represent God’s gifts to the world.
First and Second Class loved making the Christingles and then they sang the Christingle Song. Teacher lit each candle
and everyone sang the song. When we were outside ,the wind blew lots of the candles out! Then we came indoors which was much better.Each candle was standing in some tinfoil in order to catch the melted wax so that it would not burn us.
Teacher told us to be ever so careful with the lighted candle.We will always remember our Christingle Song and the true meaning of Christmas.