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  2. Advent Sunday - Wikipedia

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    Advent Sunday, also called the First Sunday of Advent or First Advent Sunday, is the first day of the liturgical year in the Western Christian Churches and the start of the Christian season of Advent; [1] a time of preparation for the celebration of Christ's birth at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming. Advent Sunday is the ...

  3. Advent - Wikipedia

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    The Advent wreath is adorned with candles, usually three violet or purple and one pink; the pink candle is lit on the Third Sunday of Advent, called "Gaudete Sunday" after the opening word, Gaudete, meaning 'Rejoice', of the entrance antiphon at Mass. Some add a fifth candle (white), known as the "Christ candle", in the middle of the wreath, to ...

  4. What Is the Meaning Behind Advent Wreaths and Candles ... - AOL

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    Advent began on Sunday, December 1, and is celebrated each Sunday leading up to Christmas (ending on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024). When Did the First Advent Season Start? The first Advent ...

  5. Advent starts soon. What does the Christian season mean ... - AOL

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    Advent, a Christian holiday celebrating the Earthly birth of Jesus, starts at the beginning of December.

  6. What is Advent? And what traditions do people follow worldwide?

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    CNN Travel explores the spiritual meaning of Advent and various traditions and celebrations around the world. In 2023, the Advent season starts on Sunday, December 3.

  7. Gaudete Sunday - Wikipedia

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    Roman Catholic Gaudete Sunday Mass in which the priest is wearing the customary rose vestments. The season of Advent originated as a fast of 40 days in preparation for Christmas, commencing on the day after the feast of Saint Martin (11 November), whence it was often called Saint Martin's Lent, a name by which it was known as early as the fifth century.

  8. Ordinary Time - Wikipedia

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    The Church of England observes this time between All Saints and Advent Sunday. In some traditions, what in the Roman Rite is the first period of Ordinary Time is called Epiphanytide (beginning on Epiphany Day in the Anglican Communion and Methodist churches) [ 9 ] and from Trinity Sunday to Advent is called Trinitytide. [ 10 ]

  9. Advent calendar - Wikipedia

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    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 ...