MultiplexerAre advent wreaths a thing outside of Germany?
bazzettHere in Mexico, a predominantly Catholic country, Advent wreaths (with five candles) are definitely a thing, though I can’t say how much the tradition is still followed nowadays (I’m not a religious person). I’ve seen them in the central and southern regions, but I’m not sure about other parts of the the country. I’ve seen Advent calendars too, in churches and some houses.
Five candles… Last one lit on Christmas day, I suppose?
There is a well-known Advent rhyme in Germany with an addtitional line that makes a little fun of the Advent Wreath tradition:
Und wenn die fünfte Kerze brennt, dann hast du Weihnachten verpennt.
Meaning:
And if the fifth cancle is burning, you have slept through Christmas