Steve Webb: It's day 19 of the 2022 encore of the 2009 season
of the Lifespring Why Christmas show hosted by James Cooper,
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Hello, and welcome back to the Lifespring why Christmas show.
There's just one week left before the big day. I'm Steve
Webb and today we're going to learn about Christie angles. The
word Christian angle actually means Christ's light and
celebrates the light of Jesus coming into the world but it's a
bit of a mystery as to how the Christian angles came into
being. There are several stories of how the custom was started.
There's an ancient Welsh service called sellin egg and being a
Welsh word I'm sure I didn't pronounce that at all right. But
in this service crystals are used, and the Moravian Church
part of the Czech Republic has held Christingle services for
over 200 years. And this is how some Czech people think the
first first angle might have been made. Many years ago,
children were asked to take a gift to put beside the crib in
church. One family had no money for gifts, but were determined
to take something they found an orange which they felt would be
okay, but we're disappointed to find that it had mold on the
top. However, they thought they would scoop out the bad bits and
put a candle in the top and turn it into a lantern. Thinking that
it looked a bit ordinary this way one of the girls took a red
ribbon from her hair and tied it around the middle. They had
difficulty getting it to stay in place. So they fastened it with
four small sticks on the end of which they put a few raisins.
They took their ladder to church but we're afraid of the
reactions of the other children. However, the priest acknowledged
their gift and told the congregation how special it was
for the following reasons. The orange is round like the world.
The candle stands tall and straight and gives light in the
dark like the love of God. The red ribbon goes all around the
world and is a symbol of the blood Jesus shed when he died
for us. The four sticks point in all directions in symbolizes
north, south, east and west. They also represent the four
seasons. The fruit and nuts or sometimes candy represents the
fruits of the earth nurtured by the sunshine and the rain. Some
children in the UK make their own Christian angles and
gathered together to light them in a church service that raise
money for children's charities. And so now you know one story of
how the Christian girl came into being. I hope you're enjoying
the light spring White Christmas show. Please tell a friend so
they can enjoy it too. Until tomorrow, may God bless you
richly. And Merry Christmas. I'm Steve Webb
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Christmas
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