Talk:Advent wreath

message: The season of advent prepares us for the coming of Christ, by lighting the candles we recognize that Christ is the light of the world.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.66.241.155 (talk) 20:35, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Here are two links (sorry in German) http://www.rauhes-haus.de/stiftung/geschichte/ and http://www.engelchen.de/advent/kranz.htm
By the way if the history requires footnotes, than the symbolic part requires footnotes, too - 
Citius Altius Fortius (talk) 05:52, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: history

message: I have removed the following addition:
:"The moderne tradition is possibly inspired by the Jewish ritual of Hanukiah lighting during early winter also as well as Germanic paganist winter rituals involving fire."
There's nothing inherently inappropriate about this, but it's entirely unsourced and reads as though it is simply speculation, or at best personal research.  If it can be sourced, it should go back in.
As the tag currently on the page notes, quite a lot of what's in this article needs sourcing, but most of it is at least recognizable as widely held, whereas this isn't.  seglea (talk) 22:36, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Speculative interpretations

message: Greetings, the reason that I replaced the image is because the original one did not have all five candles. The article talks about the Christ Candle but did not show that image. I moved the image with the red candles to a lower section. I've changed it back and would be glad to clarify any doubts you might have. PFAStudent (talk) 23:15, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The reason I removed the image is because it's not very good. It's got a bad camera angle and the wreath itself is underexposed. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:19, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

text: The fact that the fifth candle is a liturgical addition and not part of traditional wreaths is a separate issue. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:21, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

text: It certainly does discuss it and if a good picture can be found, we should replace one of the existing images. The one you suggest ha better lighting but the composition isn't better. The candle at the back left is somewhat obscured and the flag may be offensive to some. Focus is also a bit soft in that image. Do you see how the existing images are all from above the wreaths they represent? It shows the shape and symmetry. If you were to stand on the pew to the left of the wreath and shoot down, that would be a better angle. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:27, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

text: Better for the wreath. Suffers again from composition in that the candles are cropped and one candle is obscured by the centre candle. The tree in the background is a very nice addition! It's also a bit small. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:38, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

text: I would remove them, but other editors may find them better. Shall we wait to see what they think? They may say I'm making too much of it. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:45, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greetings 

message: What is the source for the 19 red candles mentioned in the text? The illustration shows 4 sets of 6 weekdays for a total of 24.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.90.175.250 (talk) 20:44, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The statement is from the original Johann Hinrich Wichern wreath. It should be referenced. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:27, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of candles 

message: The text says four large and twenty small candles but the picture apparently shows six small candles for each week, which is not twenty by any means. Pavlix (talk) 17:58, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  20 small candles? 

message: This is misleading: "In Medieval times Advent was a fast during which people's thoughts were directed to the expected second coming of Christ; but in modern times it has been seen as the lead up to Christmas, and in that context Advent Wreath serves as a reminder of the approach of the feast." In fact, it has long been both, since before the Middle Ages, and remains both today. ChrisMcConnell (talk) 05:51, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: It is not "a fast" today anymore for Western-rite Catholics. They may laudably fast as fitting to the season, but that and being "a fast" as one officially celebrated by the Church is a different thing.--2001:A61:20E3:7501:A474:AAFF:3A6:BF8F (talk) 00:15, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  meanings of Advent 

message: Substituted at 06:46, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment