Definitions for Christingle
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1. Christinglenoun

   A small symbolic Christmas gift for children. A typical modern Christingle is made of an orange with sweets skewered into it, a candle inserted into the top and a red ribbon wrapped round it.

2. Christinglenoun

   A church service for children relating to above Christingle symbol.

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1. Christingle

   A Christingle is a symbolic object used in the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany services of many Christian denominations. Christingle, from a word of German origin, Christkindl, meaning "Little Christ Child", is used to celebrate Jesus Christ as the "Light of the World".A modern Christingle is made from a candle in an orange (representing the light and the world) which is typically decorated with a red ribbon and sweets or dried fruit. It has been a feature in Moravian churches across the United Kingdom since before the World Wars. As members of Moravian churches moved away from their home congregations, they took the custom of Christingles with them and introduced it to other denominations. In the 1960s John Pensom adopted it as a fundraising tool for The Children's Society of the Church of England.

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1. Christingle

   A Christingle is a symbolic object, related to the pomander, used in the advent services of many Christian denominations. A Christingle consists of: ⁕an orange representing the world; ⁕a red ribbon around it representing the blood of Christ; ⁕dried fruits skewered on cocktail sticks pushed into the orange, representing the fruits of the earth and the four seasons; and ⁕a lit candle pushed into the centre of the orange, representing Jesus Christ as the light of the world. The base of the candle is commonly wrapped in tinfoil. This is purely functional. The Christingle has its origins in the Moravian Church, but the representation of the four seasons was a later addition. At Christmas 1747 in Germany, Bishop Johannes de Watteville thought about how he could explain the love of Jesus and what Christmas really means to the children in the church. He decided to make a simple symbol to express the message of Christmas in a fresh and lively way. Pastor Johannes de Watteville gave each child a lighted candle wrapped in a red ribbon, with a prayer that said "Lord Jesus, kindle a flame in these dear children's hearts". In 1968, John Pensom of The Children's Society introduced Christingle services to the Church of England, where the custom spread quickly. It is celebrated sometime around Christmas. Various hymns about Christingle include: The Christingle begins with an orange, We haven't come far, It's rounded like an orange, and When the frost turns the berries red.

How to pronounce Christingle?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Christingle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Christingle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Christingle
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christingle
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Christingle