Advent means "Coming." It is part of the Christian church calendar. During Advent Christians celebrate the coming preparation and anticipation of the coming of the Christ child at Christmas.
The time before Christmas is referred to as Advent. Some churches observe this beginnining four Sundays before Christmas Day.
The liturgical season of Advent marks the time of spiritual preparation by the faithful before Christmas. Advent begins on the Sunday closest to the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle (Nov. 30). It spans four Sundays and four weeks of preparation, although the last week of Advent is usually truncated because of when Christmas falls. Advent is all about preparing for the birth of Christ, so Christmas is the logical conclusion of this season.
It ends on Christmas Eve with the start of Midnight Mass.AnswerAdvent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ends on the day before Christmas. Thus it begins on 27 November 2011 and ends on 24 December.
The word 'advent' is from the Latin 'advenire', which means coming or arriving. It refers to the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day, so it means the period when Christmas is nearly here.
There are two (2) major dates of Christianity:Easter - the first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21 (resurrection of Jesus Christ); andChristmas - December 25 (birth of Jesus Christ).Other important dates surrounding Easter and Christmas are as follows:Lent - 40 days before Easter (self-examination and preparation for Easter)Palm Sunday - Sunday before Easter (Jesus enters Jerusalem)Maundy Thursday - Thursday before Easter (last supper)Good Friday - Friday before Easter (crucifixion of Jesus)Pentecost - 40 days after Easter (coming of the Holy Spirit)Advent - Period marked by the four (4) Sundays before Christmas (preparation for Christmas and the second coming)
Advent
Advent
it goes for four weeks. the four weeks before Christmas
it goes for four weeks. the four weeks before Christmas
There is no correct date for Christmas decorations to go up. Different cultures have different traditions. Some make Christmas Eve the day for decorating, some decorate over the Advent period (the four weeks before Christmas), and others have no set period. Some also remove decorations on a set date, immediately after the twelve days of Christmas, (counting forward from Christmas Day).
Advent is a time of spiritual renewal and preperation which runs for four weeks before Christmas.