Posted on 12/09/2014 7:05:28 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
The nuns told me that Christmas Wreaths are a Christian symbol of eternity like the Wedding Ring.
Christians kept these popular traditions alive, and by the 16th century Catholics and Protestants throughout Germany used these symbols to celebrate their Advent hope in Christ
http://www.thehistoryofchristmas.com/trivia/wreaths.htm
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