And where did the wreath originally come from? Learn more about the Advent wreath tradition in Germany in our Advent Calendar. Welcome to the first of our 2024 Advent Doors. This year our Advent ...

Der Adventskranz, which sounds like this, is a wreath for the Advent period leading up to Christmas made out of fir sprigs with four red candles. Der Kranz is the German word for wreath.

The first Advent wreath was made in Germany in 1839. It wasn't like the ones we see today, though. That first wreath was created by a Lutheran minister named Johann Hinrich Wichern and was made ...

The Advent wreath first appeared in Germany in 1839 when a Lutheran minister working at a mission for children created a wreath of the wheel of a cart, placing 20 small red candles and four large ...