Symbolic Significance of Christmas Candles

Moreover, candle decoration is inexpensive, easy to carry out and makes the house look really welcoming! There are so many kinds of Christmas candles available in the market today, that it can be mind-boggling to choose one. Nevertheless, all of them look pretty.

These candles are decorated with the Christmas theme and usually come in festive colors. You will find the common cylindrical shapes - the candles tend to play up on the thickness so that they can burn longer, all through the Christmas Eve, if desired.

Traditional colors of are red or golden, the colors of the season. But, nowadays, all colors are found on the shelves. However, if other colors are used, they are decorated with obvious Christmas motifs to make them part of the season. Red and golden candles are usually kept as they are, sans decoration, as the colors themselves lend grace to the season.

Different types of candles are available in the market. These can be used for decoration or even as table centerpieces. The following are some of the popular varieties of candles.

Stores display lovely candle stands to place these candles. The only drawback about these candles is that there is nothing much one can do with these candles, other than placing them in the candle holder.

One can use decorative lace, ribbons, beads, bows, glitter, etc. to adorn them. They can be placed in the midst of a small wreath and placed on the dinner table, to form a lovely centerpiece.

You can even stick a photograph of the family on the sides of the block candle. This will definitely fascinate people visiting your house during Christmastime. You can even get multiple wick block candles which also look great.

If you are busy preparing food for the Christmas dinner and have no time; just get hold of a large, transparent bowl and place 4 to 5 floating candles in them. Light them up and it is ready. Take few flowers and put them in a glass of water. Top it with a floating candle. Place three such glasses on the table runner, and your centerpiece is ready!

Buy a thin, rectangular decorative tray and place three or four votive candles, depending on the length of the tray. Scatter some rose petals on the tray and your centerpiece is ready. You can also place a few decorative stones or pebbles into the tray to accentuate the look.

There are many ways of decorating Christmas, but then there are some traditional patterns that you should know of. These candles are decorated with a lot of holly. Real or fake holly might be pinned on to the candle. Cardboard cutouts of the Christmassy emblems like candy sticks, Christmas wreaths, small Santa Clauses, Christmas stockings are found on it.

Again, there are several possibilities here. If the candles are big enough, they could be placed near the doorstep when guests are to arrive. Placing a symbolic number of candles - four - of different sizes and thicknesses at the door makes quite a great impression.

If you couple this with tiny LED Christmas lights on the bushes leading to your door, your house will really be talked about. The shimmering LED Christmas lights and the flickering colorful candles would give your guests a very festive welcome.

With all those colorful candles guttering away at the windows, the home will look like a cute little fairytale house. However, in houses with kids running about, the safest place to place the candles would be on the coffee table, or as centerpieces on the dinner table.

Even in hobby stores, there is significant stock of candle making supplies brought in. It is a good idea to make candles and gift them; or at least buy candles from the store but decorate them personally and give it to people. Scented candles are also good gifts, however, it's risky because you don't know if the person would like the fragrance you choose.

People gather around at someone's house, where the lighting is done with nothing else except candles. The events of such parties include an evening of carol singing, playing Christmas games that can be played in such lighting, telling Christmas stories, and finally having a very delicious Christmas dinner.

Christmas candle parties are more enjoyable with smaller crowds, who are either family or close friends. They need to be well-planned in advance with several interesting things to do in such an ambiance.

Also, there must be provisions of air conditioning, because with all the candles burning, the room could become quite hot, even in the coldest of December. Anyway, a successful Christmas candle party is always something the guests will remember for years to come.