The Christingle
One of the most interesting variations of
the candle service is the Christingle service held in our British
Moravian churches and in Labrador and other fields where British
Moravian missionaries have served. Each child receives a candle,
trimmed with red and white paper, stuck in the top of an orange and
surrounded by sweetmeats, candies and raisins. The candle is the symbol
of Christ as the light of the world. The red and white paper is a
reminder of the blood of the Lamb, which "washes us and makes us whiter
than snow." The orange represents the globe, and the sweetmeats
represent the sweetness of belonging to the Savior. In Labrador an
apple replaces the orange.
