{"id":13604,"date":"2021-12-02T11:26:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T11:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=13604"},"modified":"2021-12-02T11:26:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T11:26:21","slug":"the-worlds-largest-advent-candle-is-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-worlds-largest-advent-candle-is-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"The World&#8217;s Largest Advent Candle Is In Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Advent, advent, die Kerze brennt!<\/em> (Advent, advent, the candle is burning!) The four Sundays before Christmas are the four days of <em>Advent<\/em>, anticipating the birth of Christ. To mark these days, each of them gets a candle &#8211; the four\u00a0<em>Adventskerzen <\/em>(f, advent candles). They can be attached to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-history-of-the-adventskranz-advent-wreath\/\"><em>Adventskr\u00e4nze\u00a0<\/em>(m, advent wreaths)<\/a> and can be found in many German homes around Christmas time, along with the ever popular\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-advent-calender-and-december-24th-in-germany\/\"><em>Adventskalender <\/em>(advent calendars)<\/a> that come in all shapes and sizes. But sometimes, these Christmas traditions are literally blown out of proportion. From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/de\/der-gr%C3%B6%C3%9Fte-weihnachtsbaum-der-welt\/av-51469294\">largest <em>Weihnachtsbaum<\/em> (m, Christmas tree) in the world in Dortmund<\/a> to the largest\u00a0<em>Adventskerze <\/em>in the world &#8211; let&#8217;s talk about that today.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Traditional <em>Adventskerzen<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_13609\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/advent-advent-candles-candles-1883840\/\" aria-label=\"Advent 1883840 1920 1024x643\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13609\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13609\"  alt=\"Adventskerzen Advent Calendar Culture Christmas Weihnachten\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/advent-1883840_1920-1024x643.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/advent-1883840_1920-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/advent-1883840_1920-350x220.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/advent-1883840_1920-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/advent-1883840_1920-1536x965.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/advent-1883840_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/myriams-fotos-1627417\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1883840\">Myriams-Fotos<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1883840\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The traditional\u00a0<em>Adventskerzen\u00a0<\/em>are normally made of <em>Wachs\u00a0<\/em>(n, wax). They&#8217;re often red, which signifies the blood of Jesus. A candle is burned on each of the four Sundays before Christmas. Sometimes, people keep the candle lit for the entire advent time. If not, the candles that came before are lit again before igniting the one for that Sunday. On the fourth Sunday on or before Christmas, all four candles are therefore lit up!<\/p>\n<p>But what happens if you blow such an\u00a0<em>Adventskerze\u00a0<\/em>out of proportion?<\/p>\n<h1><strong><em>Die Gr\u00f6\u00dfte Adventskerze der Welt<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Die gr\u00f6\u00dfte Kerze der Welt | Weihnachtsmarkt Schlitz\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hmL5AKMW2Ew?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>malerische Altstadt\u00a0<\/em>(f, picturesque old town) of Schlitz in <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-nationalparks-part-11-kellerwald-edersee\/\"><em>Hessen <\/em>(Hesse)<\/a> is once again lit up by the world&#8217;s largest\u00a0<em>Adventskerze\u00a0<\/em>that isn&#8217;t made of\u00a0<em>Wachs<\/em>. <em>Der Bergfried <\/em>(keep) of the medieval <em>Hinterburg\u00a0<\/em>(Rear Castle, the name of the castle) is wrapped in red cloth each year, with\u00a0<em>das Kerzenlicht\u00a0<\/em>(candlelight) on top.<\/p>\n<p>Standing tall at 42 meters (about 126 feet), the\u00a0<em>Kerze\u00a0<\/em>made it in the Guiness World Records in 1992. The tower itself is 36 meters (about 108 feet) tall, reaching its full height thanks to the 6 meter (18 feet) tall\u00a0<em>Flamme\u00a0<\/em>(f, flame) made up of 140 <em>Gl\u00fchlampen <\/em>(f, light bulbs). The idea was first realized in 1991, marking this year as the 30th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>After some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuldaerzeitung.de\/vogelsberg\/schlitz-groesste-kerze-der-welt-anlauf-hinterturm-feuerwehr-tuch-stoff-weihnachten-outfit-90107835.html\">initial difficulties<\/a> with the\u00a0<em>Stoff\u00a0<\/em>(m, fabric), the cloth sat like a second skin around the tower, and it was turned on on November 28, the night of the first Advent.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the\u00a0<em>Adventskerze<\/em>, there is also a wonderful\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/christkindlesmarkt-in-nurnberg\/\"><em>Weihnachtsmarkt\u00a0<\/em>(m, Christmas market)<\/a> at the foot of the tower. So you can enjoy a nice hot cup of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/what-is-gluhwein-and-where-did-it-come-from\/\"><em>Gl\u00fchwein\u00a0<\/em>(m, mulled wine)<\/a> while marveling at the beautiful record-holding\u00a0<em>Burgfried<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Would you like to visit this\u00a0<em>Adventskerze<\/em>? Are there such creative ways to reinvent traditions in your country? Let me know in the comments below!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/advent-1883840_1920-350x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Adventskerzen Advent Calendar Culture Christmas Weihnachten\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/advent-1883840_1920-350x220.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/advent-1883840_1920-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/advent-1883840_1920-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/advent-1883840_1920-1536x965.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/advent-1883840_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Advent, advent, die Kerze brennt! (Advent, advent, the candle is burning!) The four Sundays before Christmas are the four days of Advent, anticipating the birth of Christ. To mark these days, each of them gets a candle &#8211; the four\u00a0Adventskerzen (f, advent candles). They can be attached to\u00a0Adventskr\u00e4nze\u00a0(m, advent wreaths) and can be found in&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-worlds-largest-advent-candle-is-in-germany\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":13609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,7,913,547385],"tags":[3089,95190,9830,43,376027],"class_list":["post-13604","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-holidays","category-traditions","category-travel-geography","tag-advent","tag-advent-season","tag-architecture","tag-christmas","tag-travel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13604"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13610,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13604\/revisions\/13610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}