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Christingle|ˈkrɪstɪŋg(ə)l|
[Of uncertain derivation: prob. ad. G. dial. Christkindl(e) the Christ child who is believed to bring presents to each child on Christmas Eve, and hence applied to the presents themselves.
In this case, the second element is perh. influenced by the corruption of the word in the U.S. German community to kriss kringle. However, it is often said to derive (perh. by popular etymology) from Christ and ingle n.1, Christ-fire.]
A lighted candle (now usu. set in an orange), symbolizing Christ as the light of the world, given to each child at a children's service held usu. in Advent; orig. a custom of the Moravian church, and recently adopted and popularized by the Church of England Children's Society. Also, the tradition of Christingle; a Christingle service. Freq. attrib., as Christingle service.
[1858B. Batty Eng. Girl's Acct. Moravian Settlement in Black Forest 131 This afternoon I went with the girls to the Infants' Love-feast..when the Christmas candles were given out and carried round to the children.] 1951Moravian Messenger Dec. 179 In an increasing number of Moravian Congregations preparations are being made for the Christingle service{ddd}It takes the form of Christmas readings interspersed with the singing of carols.., and ending with distribution of the lighted Christingles. Ibid. 180 Br. Libbey..remembered that his father had made Christingles for him and his brother and sister as children in the years 1870 to 1876 or 7, simply as a home observance, and he had the impression that they were something that had been made in his grandfather's home in Baildon a generation earlier (1834-41). 1963A. J. Lewis Zinzendorf 176 Wherever the Moravians went they took the Christingle Service. 1967Hornsey Jrnl. 6 Jan. 13/1 In a darkened church the lighted Christingles are brought in and distributed to all the children present, during the singing of a typically Moravian Church hymn. 1968Gateway (Church of England Children's Society) Christmas 2 Michele is carrying a ‘Christingle’—an orange decorated with a lighted candle and fruit and nuts. The orange represents the world, the nuts and cherries are the fruits of the earth, and the candle is the light of the world. 1973Times 3 Dec. 17/3 The annual Christingle Service in Lincoln Cathedral. 1974Church Times 13 Dec. 18/5 The Christingle ceremonies belong to Advent... The first Christingle service was held in Marienborn, Moravia, in 1747. 1979Gateway Mag. Autumn 10/3 Christingle joined us only eleven years ago...It is a special way for all the family to celebrate the birth of Christ. 1983Out of Town Dec. 34/3 Christingle service by Cirencester Council of Churches. Begins 7.00 pm. |