Christmas Candles
by admin on 18/12/09 at 6:35 pm
Christmas is celebrated in many countries and is associated with a lot of customs as well as traditions. Christmas candles have a history of their own dating back to the 16th century.
The History of Christmas candles is linked with the Saturnalia Roman festival. Papers of wax were offered to Saturn (an angel of God), as candles were regarded to be symbolic of the light of Saturn. Though electricity is taken for granted today, we still cherish the candle and Christmas wouldn’t be the same without them.
With the spread of Christianity, candles were placed beside the window front to guide the Christ Child as he wandered from house to house on Christmas Eve. In the Victorian period candles came to be placed on the Christmas tree as it was considered to be the symbol of the Star, which guided the three wise men to the dwelling place of Jesus. Candleholders for Christmas candles first came into use in 1890.
Candles are a great way to change the mood of a room as you slip from day to night and create the desired atmosphere. Take a look at these great Christmas Candle ideas from Broste and candlesticks from Leonardo and LSA.
Broste Wine Red Candles
Broste from Copenhagen has been designing hand made candles, including dinner, pillar and tea lights, for fifty years. Their clean yet simple designs help to create the perfect ambiance.
Christmas dinner isn’t the same without a couple of candles. The Wine Red Candles from Broste are solid coloured with handmade pillars. They have a rustic slightly uneven surface that adds to their character.
Tea Lights
The Broste Tea Lights are available in ivory and red to complement their pillar and dinner candles.
Broste Gold and Silver Tea Lights
The tea lights are packed in boxes of nine. Each one is 3.7cms in diameter and will burn for four hours. Gold and Silver Tea Lights with a metallic effect are also available.
Scented candles also help to enhance Christmas. Pine and cinnamon spice are just a few of the scented candles that have become popular over the years. Broste Black Cherry Scented Tea Lights are packed in eights in a gift box and are burgundy in colour.
Church Candles
The Church Candles from Broste are available in two sizes. The larger candle measures 25×8cm and has a burn time of 130 hours, whilst the smaller candle is 20×8cm with a burn time of 114 hours.
They are ideal for a table setting, or as an alternative to lighting a fire, placed in the hearth surrounded by holly and winter greenery.
Candlesticks
Leonardo Baroque Candlestick
Choosing the right candlestick will help present your candles at their best. Surrounded with a small green wreath, or standing majestically in candlesticks, their flickering ambiance gives a warm glow to the faces of family and friends and adds to the anticipation of the festive feast.
Leonardo’s Baroque Chunky Glass Candlestick will look impressive on a dining table as a single stand or as a pair on a mantelpiece. The candlestick stands 26cm tall and is designed to take either a dinner candle or a pillar candle.
The Leonardo Star Candle Holder is made from chunky glass and measures 8cm across and 5.5cm in height. It is designed to hold a normal dinner candle and provides a cost effective way yet elegant way to decorate your Christmas table.
Leonardo Merry Christmas Tea Light Holders
The Glass Christmas Tea Light Holders from Leonardo will bring a sparkle to your Christmas decor. They measure 9cm in diameter and 8cm in height and come complete with a large size tea light but could also be used with small tea lights.
Tea Light Holders provide a very safe way of burning candles, especially with excited young children around at Christmas Time, but please do remember to extinguish all candle flames before you retire for the night.
