On Christmas Eve, believers have traditionally placed a burning candle in their windows.
Conventionally, at Christmas night, a single candle is lit in the window, with it symbolically pointing to Christ's birth in each and every Georgian Orthodox Christian's heart.
Displaying a burning candle in the window is a centuries-old tradition; Christians believe that by doing so, they invite Mother Mary and Christ to their families and, most importantly, into their hearts.
In Georgia, the tradition of Christmas candles was resumed in 2000 by Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia, His Holiness Ilia II.
