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Creating An Advent Spiral For The Waldorf Home

11/27/2016

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Within the Waldorf School environment, the Advent Spiral is set up already and magically appears before the children. Sometimes there is an Angel Guide to guide the children through the spiral to the center candle.  The children usually hold an apple that has a beeswax candle in it, and then after their candle is lit they set it down on a spot within the spiral as they walk out. In the home environment, there is a bit more to it since the spiral often needs to be assembled on the spot whilst families are present, especially because often families inspired by this type of festival are spread out throughout a geographic area and coming together from far distances. There are many ways to construct a festival for community ... More ...
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Ian Mclaughlan link
3/19/2023 07:48:11 am

I first got into this wonderful Advent Spiral in 1970 the path to finding the light is something we should explore

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