When Winter Solstice Meets Advent ...

I received a Chinese Winter Solstice (冬至) greeting from a friend, featuring five blessing buns. Those buns immediately drew my attention to the five Advent candles, and from that moment, reflection and creative ideas began to flow.

On December 21—the shortest day of the year and the Fourth Sunday of Advent—I re-interpreted the image by adding the date and a short reflection, allowing Eastern cultural symbolism and Christian faith to meet in a quiet, meaningful way --

"The shortest Sunday of the year, the Fourth Sunday of Advent —

a bright meeting point of Eastern culture and Christian faith,

bringing light and blessing."

In the deepest season of darkness, light begins its return.

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On December 21, the shortest day of the year, Winter Solstice meets the Fourth Sunday of Advent.

Five blessing buns and five Advent candles come together as a quiet testimony of hope — where Eastern cultural traditions and Christian faith intersect, and light begins its return in the deepest season of darkness.。