Christingle

[1] A modern Christingle is made from a candle in an orange (representing the light and the world respectively) which is typically decorated with a red ribbon and sweets or dried fruit.

As members of Moravian churches moved away from their home congregations, they took the custom of Christingles with them and introduced it to other denominations.

The history of the Christingle can be traced back to Moravian Bishop Johannes de Watteville, who started the tradition in Germany in 1747 as "an attempt to get children to think about Jesus".

[2] In the intervening years, the Moravian Church spread the tradition of Christingle through their early role in the Protestant missionary movement.

[5] In 2018, The Children's Society launched its #Christingle50 campaign, which included festive services in schools and churches for the 50th year.