2007-12-16 06:35:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why we use a circle of greenery for the Advent Wreath is that the circle symbolises eternity (the same symbolism is used in wedding rings) and the greenery symbolises new life and the evergreen for an ever growing faith.
2007-12-16 06:40:20 · answer #1 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, its origins are NOT pagan. A wreath is a circle, usually of greenery, but the pagans didn't invent the circle. The circle is a universal symbol to all people of continuity, endlessness perfection, etc.
In the 1st Book of Macabees, it states that the Jews decorated the Temple after its cleansing with golden shields and wreaths.
Practical application of bending green stems into a shape dictates use of a circle. Angles would bend and break the stems.
2007-12-16 14:48:33 · answer #2 · answered by Tseruyah 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The sharp corners of a square wreath could put somebody's eye out.
2007-12-16 14:38:13 · answer #3 · answered by Hera Sent Me 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Because the Greeks wore laurel wreaths on their heads.
2007-12-16 14:46:04 · answer #4 · answered by connor g 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is from the Pagans. Tseruyah,dear the Pagan Gods are much older then your christian God. And the wreath was around long before your christian God.
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2007-12-16 14:55:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
because the word wreath means intertwined and twisted into a circlular shape.
If it was square it would be called something else.
2007-12-16 14:41:07 · answer #6 · answered by onion 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The circle is derived from ancient belief in the eternal ouroboros.
2007-12-16 14:39:33 · answer #7 · answered by CC 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's easier to hang than a stick shape, and easier to make than a dodecahedron.
2007-12-16 14:47:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its origins are Pagan, connected to Apollo, representing eternity and immortality.
2007-12-16 14:40:46 · answer #9 · answered by Cheryl E 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It represents God's unbroken love.
2007-12-16 14:38:38 · answer #10 · answered by SFECU12 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋