Here is a little timelapse drawing of the advent Candles ...
Created with Autodesk Sketchbook app on my iPad.
Music from the Filmmusic.io Copyright Free Music Library. #blurtmusic
On the first Sunday of Advent the first candle is lit.
On the first Sunday of Advent the first candle is lit Advent Sunday, also known as First Sunday in Advent, is the first day of the Advent season in which Christians prepare for the celebration that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas. It is always on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day ...
Source: https://www.calendarpedia.com/when-is/advent-sunday.html
Similar to the 8 lights of the Hanukkah menorah that is lit On the 25th of Kislev (December) in memory of the Rededication of the Temple by the Maccabees....
During the time that Jesus lived in Israel he would have lit the 8 lights of Hannukah and celebrated this Festival of Lights with everyone from Jerusalem to the Galilee ...
Hanukkah begins on the eve of Kislev 25 and continues for eight days. On the civil calendar, it generally coincides with the month of December. Hanukkah 2020 runs from Dec. 10-18.
Source: https://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/102911/jewish/What-Is-Hanukkah.htm