Light the Advent Candle

点燃降临节蜡烛

1 Light the Advent candle, one:

Now the waiting has begun;

we have started on our way,

time to think of Christmas day.

2 Light the Advent candle, two...

3 Light the Advent candle, three...

4 Light the Advent candle, four...

5 Light the Christmas candles, now:

Sing of donkey, sheep, and cow;

birthday candles for the King,

let the alleluias ring.

在所有德语区，圣诞节前四周就是降临节。从降临节开始，每周日家庭都要聚集在一起，孩子们演唱圣歌，家人们一并点燃一根蜡烛。

当点完四根蜡烛，人们就迎来了圣诞节～

这种习俗在十九世纪的德国延续至今，它象征着基督世界与世上存在的黑暗之间斗争的胜利。

至今为止，降临节的标志就是拥有四根蜡烛的花环。如果你注意到，鹿石老师们带来的所有圣诞花环都是四根蜡烛，或许这就是信仰和传承吧～