Christening candles: As individual as every person with us

With the sacrament of baptism, newborn Christians are accepted into the church community. This is a big day for them and their parents, the significance of which can be emphasised with a matching and personalised christening candle from Hongler.

The Christian meaning of baptism

The baptism of a child is a Christian ritual that has been performed since the time of the New Testament. The meaning of baptism varies according to the views of different denominations. As a rule, however, baptism is synonymous with the incorporation of the person being baptised into the Christian community and is therefore a significant sacrament. Baptism is regarded as a public profession of faith.
The baptism of a child is performed either by pouring water over the person being baptised or by immersing them in water. In both cases, a baptismal saying is spoken. This means that the person is baptised "in the name of" or "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit".
The christening candle should accompany the child as a symbol on their future path through life during this ceremony. It is lit during the baptism ceremony by the godparents from the altar candle. With this act, the godparents make the promise to accompany the person being baptised on their future path through life.

Genuinely unique items with lots of embellishments

This makes christening candles from Hongler a wonderful memento of any christening ceremony. The christening candle can also be relit on every anniversary of the christening. In this way, the symbolic power of the christening remains for the child, the godparents and the parents for many years to come.
For your christening ceremony, you will find beautifully shaped and decorated christening candles at Hongler. You can choose the name of the person being baptised, the date of baptism or the baptismal saying as an elegant decoration. On request, we will add a ribbon with writing below the decoration to all decorated christening candles. We match the font colours to those of the decoration. This makes your christening candle not only something very special, but also a personalised gift for the christening.

Decoration made by hand

You can also have your favourite symbol applied to the christening candle by us, for example a specific picture or a photo of the person being baptised as a memento of the christening. There are no limits to your ideas. Even coloured pencil drawings, neocolour drawings or silhouettes can serve as templates.
A decoration made with wax foil is also possible at Hongler. The individual motif parts are cut out of thin wax sheets and applied by hand. A hand-decorated christening candle has a special effect: christening candle and decoration are made of wax and form a unit.

The right christening candle for every wish

Whether hand-decorated by us and personalised with a ribbon bearing the name of the person being baptised or completely self-made with our versatile accessory sets: We guarantee that every christening candle is made by us with the utmost care. That is Hongler's standard when making christening candles.
Each christening candle from Hongler in Switzerland is either 38 centimetres high and 3.5 centimetres wide or 23.5 centimetres high and 5.0 centimetres in diameter. Would you like to supplement the design with a baptismal symbol or a baptismal saying? Then contact us! We are happy to adapt the christening design to your wishes.