Christmas and New Year’s Eve candles: which colour to light and how to do your year-end ritual

Choose what you want to renew for the new year and we’ll prepare your ritual with the Christmas Candle: your ideal night according to the moon, your decree, the candle to go with it and the steps, on a card you can save.

The winter solstice is the longest night of the year. From then on the days grow longer again, which is why lighting a candle at this time of year is inviting the light back home.

At Christmas the candle keeps family and home company; on New Year’s Eve it helps you close a cycle, give thanks for what you’ve lived and set an intention for the year ahead. The most receptive period runs from the solstice to 6 January.

The moon phase of each night changes every year: the experience above works it out for you. You’ll find all the other dates in our lunar calendar.

Our Christmas Candle is handmade for this time of year: it renews your energy, opens paths and keeps your wishes company for the new year. Its golden touches also make it a lovely piece for the home.

It comes with printed instructions and a prayer. It is lit on a single night and left to burn down completely, always under supervision.

Christmas & New Year CandleThe golden candle for the year’s endSee candle →

For more on each colour, see candles and colours.

Red is the colour of Christmas: the fire of the hearth, love and family togetherness. Lighting a red candle on the Christmas Eve table or on New Year’s Eve is asking for love and energy for the year ahead.

We explain its full meaning in red candle: meaning and uses, and you’ll find all our red candles in the shop.

For the table and decorations, Isis Candles No. 3 in red, gold or white, the Pack of 12 Red Candles and the Rustic Metallic Garnet Pillar Candle work beautifully.

Keep them away from napkins, decorations and branches, and never leave them burning with nobody in the room.

1. Before dinner, write on one piece of paper what you want to let go of from the year and, on another, what you want for the new one.
2. Place your candle on a heat-resistant plate or an oven tray lined with aluminium foil, with the papers underneath.
3. Light it with a wooden match and read first what you are letting go of, then what you are asking for.
4. Let it burn down completely. Keep the paper with your wishes and throw the other one away.

Which candle do you light on New Year’s Eve?
A golden candle, like the Christmas Candle, for abundance and new paths; or one in the colour of whatever you want to ask for in the new year.

Which candle colour attracts money at New Year?
Gold and green. Gold attracts abundance and success; green, prosperity.

When do you light the Christmas Candle?
On one night between the winter solstice and 6 January. The most special are the solstice, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and Epiphany.

What does the red candle mean at Christmas?
Love, home and family togetherness. It is the candle for the Christmas Eve table.

What should I do with the candle remains?
Wrap them in paper and put them in the bin, or bury them in a plant pot while giving thanks.

These are our candles for the festive season, all handmade in our workshop:

Christmas & New Year CandleThe golden candle for the year’s endSee candle →Isis Candles No. 3In 22 colours, 3 to 4 hoursSee candle →Pack of 12 Red CandlesFor the Christmas Eve tableSee candle →Rustic Metallic Garnet Pillar CandleDécor in deep redSee candle →

See all red candles →