<P> The Advent wreath, or Advent crown, is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent in the liturgical calendar of the Western church . It is traditionally a Lutheran practice, although it has spread to many other Christian denominations . </P> <P> It is usually a horizontal evergreen wreath with four candles, sometimes with a fifth, white candle in the center . Beginning with the First Sunday of Advent, the lighting of a candle can be accompanied by a Bible reading, devotional time and prayers . An additional candle is lit during each subsequent week until, by the last Sunday before Christmas, all four candles are lit . Many Advent wreaths include a fifth, Christ candle which is lit at Christmas Eve or Christmas Day . The custom is observed both in family settings and at public church services . </P> <P> The concept of the Advent wreath originated among German Lutherans in the 16th Century . However, it was not until three centuries later that the modern Advent wreath took shape . </P>

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