My Culture
"Christingle"
by AMY (9)

Amy is 9 years old and says: My culture and traditions Every Christmas we celibrate Christingle by going to church with an orange which is the christingle. Coming out of the orange is a candle and some sticks that have sweets on them. We light the candle at church. Our modern Christingle consists of: an orange representing the world, a red ribbon tied round the orange, representing the blood of Jesus. Fruits and sweets symbolize God's creation, and the candle represents Jesus, The light of the World. Things I like: We get to eat the sweets after the service. You can keep it. It makes you feel that you are holding Jesus. Changes I would like I would not change how we celebrate Christingle as I like it as it is.