{"product_id":"modern-advent-wreath-candles","title":"Four Sundays: Advent Candle Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA modern Advent wreath without the fir: four ivory pillar candles of graduated heights in a green-enamel tree tray, with three carved mango-wood evergreens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first Sunday of Advent falls on 29 November 2026 and the fourth on 20 December, and on each one another Advent candle is lit. These four are cut to that calendar: the tallest, lit on all four Sundays, burns for about 33 hours, and the smallest, lit only on the last, for about 11. The evergreens are carved from mango wood, so nothing drops needles on the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA small ritual\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn 29 November, stand the four candles in the tree tray, tallest to smallest, and light the tallest for an hour or two at dusk.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn each Sunday after, light one more, the next in height, so that on 20 December all four burn together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStand the tray on a heatproof surface, keep greenery and paper away from the flames, and never leave the candles burning in an empty room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour ivory pillar candles, 4.8 cm across and 7, 9, 11 and 13 cm tall, burning for about 11, 16, 22 and 33 hours; unscented, made in Poland.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mango-wood tray in the shape of a fir tree, with a green enamel centre, 25 × 19 cm, made in India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree layered evergreens of mango wood and green enamel on one base, 20 × 23 cm, made in India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pieces arrive together in one parcel. They are not gift-wrapped. The tray is for dry use: wipe it with a dry cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Advent wreath began in Hamburg in 1839, when Johann Hinrich Wichern hung a cartwheel of candles from the ceiling of the prayer hall at the Rauhes Haus: a small red candle for each weekday of Advent and a large white one for each Sunday. The four white Sunday candles are the ones that stayed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SHAMTAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67595388059962,"sku":"SHB-26FSA-01","price":51.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/8307\/0266\/files\/bundle-advent-four-sundays-square.jpg?v=1790658440","url":"https:\/\/shamtam.com\/products\/modern-advent-wreath-candles","provider":"SHAMTAM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}