Christingle

The words

1. Candlemas

   2 February, end of the Christingle season.

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2. Dried Fruit

   Decoration on Children’s Society Christingles.

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3. Goose Quills

   Formerly used in Moravian Christingle making.

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4. John Pensom

   Children’s Society organiser known as Mr Christingle.

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5. Labrador

   One of the mission fields to which Moravians took the service.

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6. Lincoln

   Cathedral city of the Children’s Society’s first Christingle service, 1968.

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7. Marienborn

   German Moravian congregation where the first Christingle service was held, 1747.

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8. Moravian

   The church in which the Christingle began.

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9. Orange

   The fruit that forms the modern Christingle, standing for the world.

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10. Raisins

    Dried fruit on sticks around the Christingle candle.

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11. Red Frill

    Red paper frill at the base of the candle.

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12. Red Ribbon

    Tied round each child’s candle in 1747.

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13. Suriname

    South American mission field where Moravians kept the service.

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14. Turnips

    Used by British Moravians in wartime when oranges were scarce.

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15. Watteville

    John (Johannes) de Watteville, minister who gave the first Christingle candles.

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