Show Z 31 ir candle Is to the rue true symbol of Chilst mas its flickering dickering infer o 0 shining on the bill sill of the city louse house or the country coultry cottage mends wit it the message of pence on earth quite ai as much ae as the chime ot of christ maa mika belle no christmas tree Is to complete until the candle candies whether or of wax or of electric light lights have been fastened to iti its boughs A charming charm lne elderly lady of my acquaintance given each child la ia the th neighborhood every year a twelfth night candle this Is a very large cathu cath al at candle which li Is to be ligat dl ed on christmas eye and placed on the windowsill set in a wreath ot of hoi hol ly and to 10 placed that its flame burne burns at the th center of a christmas wreath hanging in the window it la to then kept burning every evening until the elt of twelfth night january fifth the twelfth night ee eie the unburned aw arth i of 0 the candle ond and all the greens are placed in the tile pen fireplace replace fl and consumed thus ending the christmas eeron ahe significance of this pr i y arti 1 Is as follow follows the candle I 1 symbol c of the etar tar which the wl w a ir a 2 maw in the last and it Is k it t sh nin through the teelie days daring during which the wine wise roen men sere ere following the star on their journey to the manger where the young child lay LI e especially love thia this beautiful i I 1 custom of havir having a lighted can die represent the christmas etar star ard a in some of the homes bomes where ill twelfth milli candle cantile Is I 1 kept purple 11 each ach child cares for the candle for en an ty evening erling all tailing taking turns the candle Is lighted the wreath lowered to en circle its lt flume flame and when the child boea goes to bed it lm 1 1 s duty to mow blow the candle 0 out U I 1 A twelfth v elath niffie can die with i hand printed instruction instructions as a to how to burn it makee makes a simple but christina christmas gift either tor children or their elder elders |