Christingle and its meaning
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand what a Christingle is and its meaning for different Christians.
Key learning points
- Christingles are used by some Christians in church services leading up to Christmas.
- The Christingle can be used to symbolise Jesus as the light of the world.
- Different parts of the Christingle have symbolic meanings.
- Christingle services are held by a wide variety of Christian churches today and are very popular.
Keywords
Christingle - an orange, decorated with candles and sweets, used in church to celebrate Jesus
Illuminate - to light so that it makes things easy to see
Incarnation - Christian belief that God became human in the person of Jesus
Common misconception
The Christingle is a model with sweets and fruit eaten by Christians.
The Christingle has different parts which help Christians remember God’s love for the world.
Teacher tip
You might want to get the pupils to make their own Christingle using satsumas, birthday candles, red ribbon or tape, cocktail sticks (with the sharp end removed) and some fruits or sweets.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Why do artists draw or paint the nativity story?
Q2.What is a halo in pictures of Jesus and Mary?
Q3.What might be different in a nativity from another country?
Q4.Why do pictures of Jesus and Mary sometimes look different?
Q5.We don’t know what Jesus looked like, but he was born in the East.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Christingles are used before ...
Q2.The candle shows Jesus is the of the world.
Q3.What do the sweets show?
Q4.The red ribbon shows Jesus’ ...
Q5.Who has Christingle services?
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