Here’s a food-related curiosity – Christingles. I have been asked many times in the last few weeks, if this was actually a word and what it means. Wikipedia can give you a quick introduction to this, I found out that christingle means ‘Christ light’ and is a symbolic object that consists of an orange representing the world, a red ribbon around it representing the blood of Christ, dried fruits or sweets skewered on cocktail sticks pushed into the orange, representing the fruits of the earth and the four seasons, a lit candle pushed into the centre of the orange, representing Jesus Christ as the light of the world.
I am proud to say that our christingles last year looked a lot better than those presented on Wikipedia! Sooo pretty:
Come and join us making christingles on 16th December 4-5pm. We will also have a small Christmas market 2-4pm, mulled wine and cakes sold throughout the evening and carol singing 5-6pm. Myatt’s Fields Park, SE5 9RA.
ALL FREE AND EVERYBODY WELCOME!
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