Taking part in the religious tradition of lighting the Advent candles is a special time to spend with family during the Christmas season. When you see your candles dwindling down, replace them with this set of four 10 inch Advent candles. The set consists of one pink and three purple candles that feature self fitting ends for replacement in most Advent wreaths. Use the lighting of the Advent candles as a time for your family to deepen their faith and remember the real reason for the Christmas season. The Advent wreath is used to mark the time until Christmas, while the circle of boughs symbolizes God's unending love for us. The candles lovingly represent Christ - the Light of the World. One Advent candle is lighted each Sunday in Advent; the pink candle, representing joy, is lighted on the third Sunday of Advent, expressing a joyful note of anticipation of the birth of Jesus.