Homing in on Christmas

2025 Advent Windows #1

Advent, the four Sundays before Christmas, is the time when the Christian church prepares for Jesus' birth and anticipates his coming again. The four central themes are hope, joy, love and peace, marked in our churches with four candles, one lit each Sunday in the run-up to Christmas. 

Fitting therefore that Saltaire's church celebrates these themes in its Advent window, a typically bold, clear and positive offering from them as part of Saltaire's 'Living Advent Calendar'. Regular readers of my blog will remember that this is something our village is quite famous for, started in 2006 and replicated since in other places. Our businesses and residents decorate their windows with festive motifs and a few are 'unveiled' each night from 1st to 24th December. It makes for a lovely walk around the village at night, especially as we get nearer to Christmas and there are more to see. 

Homing in on Christmas... and homing in on the church's window:

You can see them all online HERE. I usually photograph those I like best and have been showing them on my blog for several years.