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Advent Sunday is the fourth Sunday before Christmas. On the First Sunday of Advent, Christians start lighting their Advent wreaths, and praying their Advent daily devotional; [2] believers may also erect their Chrismon tree, [2] light a Christingle, [3] as well as engage in other ways of preparing for Christmas, such as setting up Christmas ...
First Sunday in Advent: On the First Sunday (Advent Sunday), they look forward to the Second Coming of Christ. Second Sunday in Advent: On the Second Sunday, the Gospel reading recalls the preaching of John the Baptist, who came to "prepare the way of the Lord"; the other readings have associated themes.
An Advent calendar, from the German word Adventskalender, is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. [1] Since the date of the First Sunday of Advent varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusive, many reusable Advent calendars made of paper or wood begin on December 1. Others start from the First Sunday of ...
Kulick: There was a long history of Advent celebrations before the calendars we have today.
The earliest date on which the Feast of Christ the King can occur is 20 November and the latest is 26 November. It typically marks the end of Ordinary Time, which continues up until Advent Sunday, the first day of Advent. Depending on the year, Saint Andrew's Day, significant in some cultures, may fall prior to Advent Sunday. Thus, Christ the ...
The Advent season lasts until the first vespers of Christmas Eve on December 24. Christmastide follows, beginning with First Vespers of Christmas on the evening of December 24 and ending with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, [18] on the first Sunday after Epiphany (the latter is on January 6 generally). [19]
Typically, three of the four Advent candles are purple—the first, second and fourth ones. The first candle, or "Prophet's Candle," symbolizes hope. The color means royalty, repentance and fasting.
Items such as the Chrismon/Christmas tree and Advent wreath are placed in the church during the hanging of the greens ceremony. The hanging of the greens is a Western Christian ceremony in which many congregations and people adorn their churches, as well as other buildings (such as a YWCA or university), with Advent and Christmas decorations.